Stable isotope analyses and radiocarbon dating indicate that the vlei silt deposit at Homeb accumulated between 23000 and 19000 BP. The calcrete above the S bank of the Kuiseb river at Homeb developed between 33000 and 28000 BP, indicating more humid conditions in the desert during Isotopic Stage 3. Keywords: Namibia, Namib Desert, Kuiseb River, carbonate rocks, geochemistry, geochronology, Homeb formation, lacustrine sediments, radioactive isotopes, petrology, aeolian deposits, silts, palaeoecology, geomorphology, Quaternary, climatic history, stable isotope analyses, radiocarbon dating, Ossewater formation.