Marion K. Bamford

Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Mark D. Bateman

Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK

Greg A. Botha

Council for Geoscience, PO Box 900, Pietermaritzburg 3200, South Africa

James Brink

National Museum Bloemfontein, PO Box 266, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa

Kristian J. Carlson

Institute for Human Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Hayley C. Cawthra

Marine Geoscience Unit, Council for Geoscience, 7535 Cape Town, South Africa; and Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa

John S. Compton

Department of Geological Sciences, Louis Ahrens Building, Library Road, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa

J. Andrew G. Cooper

School of Environmental Studies, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, UK; and Geological Sciences, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban, South Africa

Ander de Lecea

Geological Sciences, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban, South Africa

Sarah Edlund

Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA

William N. Ellery

Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa

Jennifer M. Fitchett

School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Stefan W. Grab

School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Andrew N. Green

Geological Sciences, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban, South Africa

Michael C. Grenfell

Department of Earth Science, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa

Suzanne E. Grenfell

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa

Jason Heaton

Birmingham-Southern College, Campus Box 549022, 900 Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham, AL 35254, USA

Karin Holmgren

Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden

Jasper Knight

School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Donovan C. Kotze

Centre for Water Resources Research, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag 01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa

Kathleen Kuman

School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Philip M. Marren

Department of Resource Management and Geography, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia

Steve McCourt

School of Geological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa

Michael E. Meadows

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Lane, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa

Peter Mitchell

Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PG, UK; and School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Frank H. Neumann

Forschungsstelle für Paläobotanik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Heisenbergstrasse 2, 48149 Münster, Germany; and Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Rebecca Powell

Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa

Lynne J. Quick

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, South Lane, Upper Campus, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa

Jürgen Runge

Goethe Universität, Institut für Physische Geographie & Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Afrikaforschung (ZIAF), Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Maria H. Schoeman

School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Louis Scott

Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, 9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa

Paul Shaw

Department of Geography, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Rebekah G. Singh

Council for Geoscience, PO Box 900, Pietermaritzburg 3200, South Africa

Dominic Stratford

School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Arnaud J.A.M. Temme

Soil Geography and Landscape, WU Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, PO Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands

David S.G. Thomas

School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK

Stephen Tooth

Institute of Geography and Earth Science, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, UK; and School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Stephan Woodborne

iThemba Laboratories, Private Bag 11, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

Sarah Wurz

Evolutionary Studies Institute and School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion, University of Bergen, Norway