After the Last Glacial Maximum, important yet milder climatic trends continued to characterise the Holocene. None of them was more challenging to forager groups in the central west coast of South Africa than the mid-Holocene Altithermal (8200–4200 cal BP). Hot and dry weather and 1–3 m higher sea levels were thought once to have barred local foragers from this region because of a lack of sites dating to this period. Instead, this initial scenario reflected largely a sampling problem. Steenbokfontein Cave is one of a few sites with some of the largest mid-Holocene deposits, allowing insights into forager adaptations during this period. Results show high mobility over large distances and a terrestrial diet mostly dependant on small bovids, complemented with fewer coastal resources. Stone tool kits and lithic raw materials among various sites suggest that much evidence for mid-Holocene occupation is actually found near the local riparian systems.

在末次盛冰期之后，重要而温和的气候趋势继续成为全新世的特征。对于南非中西海岸的觅食群体来说，没有一个比中全新世高原热（8200-4200 cal BP ）更具挑战性。）。由于缺乏可追溯至这一时期的遗址，曾经认为炎热干燥的天气和 1-3 m 的海平面以上阻止了该地区的当地觅食者。相反，这个最初的情景主要反映了一个抽样问题。Steenbokfontein 洞穴是少数拥有一些最大的中全新世矿床的地点之一，可以深入了解这一时期的觅食者适应情况。结果表明，远距离的高流动性和主要依赖小型牛科动物的陆地饮食，辅以较少的沿海资源。不同地点的石器工具包和岩石原材料表明，实际上在当地河岸系统附近发现了许多全新世中期占领的证据。