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DOI	10.1007/s12520-018-0743-2
	Middle Palaeolithic occupations in central Saudi Arabia during MIS 5 and MIS 7: new insights on the origins of the peopling of Arabia
	Crassard, Remy 1,2; Hilbert, Yamandu H.3; Preusser, Frank 4; Wulf, Gerwin 4; Schiettecatte, Jeremie 5
通讯作者	Crassard, Remy
来源期刊	ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN	1866-9557
EISSN	1866-9565
出版年	2019
卷号	11 期号:7 页码:3101-3120
英文摘要	Although Middle Palaeolithic stratified and dated sites are still rare in Arabia, recent archaeological, palaeoenvironmental, population genetic, geomatic and geochronological studies have noticeably contributed to a re-evaluation of the prehistory of the region. Here, we report the discovery of a stratified open-air Middle Palaeolithic site in central Saudi Arabia, a novelty given the paucity of dated Pleistocene lithic assemblages in the region. The site of Umm al-Sha'al is located in the Rufa Graben where a substantial number of Middle Palaeolithic surface occurrences have been reported. It contains artefacts produced using Levallois technology, indicative of Middle Palaeolithic human exploitation of locally abundant quartzite raw material. The site comprises two horizons with archaeological finds dating to Marine Isotope Stages 5 and likely 7 or even older. During this period, hunter-gatherers would have benefited from bodies of water and streams in the vicinity of the site, which were active during humid phases, contributing to the development of a significant biomass. Our discovery supports the hypotheses of an early colonisation of inland Arabia by hominins and of a solid link with North and East African lithic traditions of the Middle Stone Age, which awaits further refinement.
英文关键词	Saudi Arabia Middle Palaeolithic Optically stimulated luminescence Levallois technology Hominin dispersals
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Kuwait ; France ; Germany
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI ; AHCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000471598800002
WOS关键词	SOUTHERN ARABIA ; HUMID PERIODS ; HUMAN-POPULATIONS ; MODERN HUMANS ; SINGLE ; QUARTZ ; PLEISTOCENE ; COMPLEX ; AFRICA ; DESERT
WOS类目	Anthropology ; Archaeology ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Archaeology ; Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/214356
作者单位	1.CNRS, USR 3141, CEFAS, Ctr Francais Archeol & Sci Sociales, Kuwait, Kuwait; 2.CEFAS, Ambassade France Koweit, MEAE, SC Valise Diplomat, 13 Rue Louveau, F-92438 Chatillon, France; 3.Univ Lyon, Maison Orient & Mediterranee, CNRS, UMR 5133,Archeorient, 7 Rue Raulin, F-69007 Lyon, France; 4.Albert Ludwigs Univ Freiburg, Inst Geo & Umweltnaturwissensch, Albertstr 23b, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany; 5.CNRS, UMR 8167 Orient & Mediterranee, 27 Rue Paul Bert, F-94204 Ivry, France
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Crassard, Remy,Hilbert, Yamandu H.,Preusser, Frank,et al. Middle Palaeolithic occupations in central Saudi Arabia during MIS 5 and MIS 7: new insights on the origins of the peopling of Arabia[J],2019,11(7):3101-3120.
APA	Crassard, Remy,Hilbert, Yamandu H.,Preusser, Frank,Wulf, Gerwin,&Schiettecatte, Jeremie.(2019).Middle Palaeolithic occupations in central Saudi Arabia during MIS 5 and MIS 7: new insights on the origins of the peopling of Arabia.ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES,11(7),3101-3120.
MLA	Crassard, Remy,et al."Middle Palaeolithic occupations in central Saudi Arabia during MIS 5 and MIS 7: new insights on the origins of the peopling of Arabia".ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES 11.7(2019):3101-3120.