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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0049840 |
Hominin Dispersal into the Nefud Desert and Middle Palaeolithic Settlement along the Jubbah Palaeolake, Northern Arabia | |
Petraglia, Michael D.1,2; Alsharekh, Abdullah3,4; Breeze, Paul5; Clarkson, Chris6; Crassard, Remy7; Drake, Nick A.5; Groucutt, Huw S.1; Jennings, Richard8; Parker, Adrian G.9; Parton, Ash9; Roberts, Richard G.10; Shipton, Ceri6; Matheson, Carney11; al-Omari, Abdulaziz12; Veall, Margaret-Ashley11 | |
通讯作者 | Petraglia, Michael D. |
来源期刊 | PLOS ONE
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ISSN | 1932-6203 |
出版年 | 2012 |
卷号 | 7期号:11 |
英文摘要 | The Arabian Peninsula is a key region for understanding hominin dispersals and the effect of climate change on prehistoric demography, although little information on these topics is presently available owing to the poor preservation of archaeological sites in this desert environment. Here, we describe the discovery of three stratified and buried archaeological sites in the Nefud Desert, which includes the oldest dated occupation for the region. The stone tool assemblages are identified as a Middle Palaeolithic industry that includes Levallois manufacturing methods and the production of tools on flakes. Hominin occupations correspond with humid periods, particularly Marine Isotope Stages 7 and 5 of the Late Pleistocene. The Middle Palaeolithic occupations were situated along the Jubbah palaeolake-shores, in a grassland setting with some trees. Populations procured different raw materials across the lake region to manufacture stone tools, using the implements to process plants and animals. To reach the Jubbah palaeolake, Middle Palaeolithic populations travelled into the ameliorated Nefud Desert interior, possibly gaining access from multiple directions, either using routes from the north and west (the Levant and the Sinai), the north (the Mesopotamian plains and the Euphrates basin), or the east (the Persian Gulf). The Jubbah stone tool assemblages have their own suite of technological characters, but have types reminiscent of both African Middle Stone Age and Levantine Middle Palaeolithic industries. Comparative inter-regional analysis of core technology indicates morphological similarities with the Levantine Tabun C assemblage, associated with human fossils controversially identified as either Neanderthals or Homo sapiens. |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | England ; USA ; Saudi Arabia ; Australia ; France ; Ireland ; Canada |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000311333800055 |
WOS关键词 | HOMO-SAPIENS ; MODERN HUMANS ; UPPER PLEISTOCENE ; HUMAN-POPULATIONS ; SOUTHERN ROUTE ; AFRICA ; SINGLE ; EAST ; ASIA ; SPELEOTHEMS |
WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
来源机构 | King Saud University ; University of London ; University of Oxford |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/174574 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Oxford, Res Lab Archaeol & Hist Art, Sch Archaeol, Oxford, England; 2.Smithsonian Inst, Human Origins Program, Washington, DC 20560 USA; 3.King Saud Univ, Dept Archaeol, Coll Tourism & Archaeol, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 4.Minist Higher Educ, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 5.Kings Coll London, Dept Geog, London WC2R 2LS, England; 6.Univ Queensland, Sch Social Sci, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; 7.CNRS, Lyon, France; 8.Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Cork, Dept Archaeol, Cork, Ireland; 9.Oxford Brookes Univ, Dept Geog & Anthropol, Oxford OX3 0BP, England; 10.Univ Wollongong, Sch Earth & Environm Sci, Ctr Archaeol Sci, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; 11.Lakehead Univ, Dept Anthropol, Paleo DNA Lab, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada; 12.Taif Antiqu Off, Saudi Gen Commiss Tourism & Antiqu, At Taif, Saudi Arabia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Petraglia, Michael D.,Alsharekh, Abdullah,Breeze, Paul,et al. Hominin Dispersal into the Nefud Desert and Middle Palaeolithic Settlement along the Jubbah Palaeolake, Northern Arabia[J]. King Saud University, University of London, University of Oxford,2012,7(11). |
APA | Petraglia, Michael D..,Alsharekh, Abdullah.,Breeze, Paul.,Clarkson, Chris.,Crassard, Remy.,...&Veall, Margaret-Ashley.(2012).Hominin Dispersal into the Nefud Desert and Middle Palaeolithic Settlement along the Jubbah Palaeolake, Northern Arabia.PLOS ONE,7(11). |
MLA | Petraglia, Michael D.,et al."Hominin Dispersal into the Nefud Desert and Middle Palaeolithic Settlement along the Jubbah Palaeolake, Northern Arabia".PLOS ONE 7.11(2012). |
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