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DOI10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108212
Geoarchaeological research at Paleolithic open-air sites in the Levant: A review
Amarasinghe, Kishan Chaleendra
通讯作者Amarasinghe, KC
来源期刊QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
ISSN0277-3791
EISSN1873-457X
出版年2023
卷号314
英文摘要The stratigraphic record of Paleolithic open-air sites represents complex depositional histories involving local and regional-scale geological and geochemical formation processes in addition to anthropogenic activities. Therefore, accurate interpretation of the archaeological record of Paleolithic open-air sites rests on elucidating natural and human-induced processes that shaped their depositional sequence. In the Levant, open-air Paleolithic sites occur in all the biogeographic zones, but very few of them have been investigated for their site formation processes and the geoarchaeological context. The present study aimed to identify the constraints for geoarchaeological studies at open-air Paleolithic sites located in different geographic settings in the Levant. Methods and techniques applied in the previous geo-archaeological investigations were compared with their results to determine if those studies had met their aims. The majority of geoarchaeological research at open-air Paleolithic sites was conducted in Israel, while a few studies were done in Jordan. Research in Lebanon and Syria has been hindered by conflict. Analytical techniques used in case studies varied according to their objectives and the envi-ronmental setting where the sites were located. Sedimentological methods provided information about the environmental setting and the macro-level depositional processes at lake-margin sites. In contrast, micromorphology effectively identified the micro-level sedimentary facies which represented brief ep-isodes of deposition at floodplain, lake-margin, and spring settings. Mineralogical and geochemical methods FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) and XRD (X-Ray Diffraction) provided detailed information regarding the source of deposits, and fire episodes or oxidation in contexts where FeeMn stains were present. Employing multi-analytical methods including particle-size analysis, fabric anal-ysis, micromorphology, mineralogical methods, and GIS as opposed to relying on a single method would be a more effective approach to determining the source of sediments, medium of transportation, post -depositional alterations, and visualizing the evolution of a site. It is also important that future research focus on integrating information from cave sites and open-air sites with palaeoenvironmental data to determine human behavior at individual sites and human-environment interactions at the regional scale.& COPY; 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
英文关键词Open-air sites Paleolithic Middle east Site formation processes Micromorphology Pleistocene Sedimentology Lakes Lagoons & swamps Optical methods Paleogeography
类型Review
语种英语
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:001049262700001
WOS关键词GESHER-BENOT-YAAQOV ; PLEISTOCENE ACHEULEAN SITE ; CARMEL COASTAL-PLAIN ; EL-KOWM OASIS ; NESHER RAMLA ; DEPOSITIONAL-ENVIRONMENTS ; SETTLEMENT DYNAMICS ; SOUTHERN LEVANT ; NORTHERN NEGEV ; HAYONIM CAVE
WOS类目Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向Physical Geography ; Geology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/398203
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GB/T 7714		 Amarasinghe, Kishan Chaleendra. Geoarchaeological research at Paleolithic open-air sites in the Levant: A review[J],2023,314.
APA Amarasinghe, Kishan Chaleendra.(2023).Geoarchaeological research at Paleolithic open-air sites in the Levant: A review.QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,314.
MLA Amarasinghe, Kishan Chaleendra."Geoarchaeological research at Paleolithic open-air sites in the Levant: A review".QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS 314(2023).
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