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QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
卷 30, 期 13-14, 页码 1555-1559出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.04.006
关键词
Paleolithic; Paleolake; Arabia; Optically stimulated luminescence
资金
- Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Australian Research Council [DP0880675]
- Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
- Australian Research Council [DP0880675] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
Major hydrological variations associated with glacial and interglacial climates in North Africa and the Levant have been related to Middle Paleolithic occupations and dispersals, but suitable archaeological sites to explore such relationships are rare on the Arabian Peninsula. Here we report the discovery of Middle Paleolithic assemblages in the Nefud Desert of northern Arabia associated with stratified deposits dated to 75,000 years ago. The site is located in close proximity to a substantial relict lake and indicates that Middle Paleolithic hominins penetrated deeply into the Arabian Peninsula to inhabit landscapes vegetated by grasses and some trees. Our discovery supports the hypothesis of range expansion by Middle Paleolithic populations into Arabia during the final humid phase of Marine Isotope Stage 5, when environmental conditions were still favorable. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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