New radiocarbon dates from Lesotho

Sequences of sediments exposed by gullies incising into deposits held within cirques in the highlands of Lesotho have already enabled a Quaternary chronology to be established for high altitudes in eastern southern Africa.(1-3) The chronology was Fred with twelve radiocarbon dates from Lesotho: eight from Sani Top and four from Tlaeeng. Two additional dates are now available from Tlaeeng Section B2, thus permitting further refinement of the Holocene record. This paper reports the two new dates and discusses their significance with respect to the later Holocene chronology.