Stratigraphy and sedimentology at Bir Sahara, Egypt : environments, climate change and the Middle Paleolithic

Developments in International Geoarchaeology. Special Issue

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

HILL, C.L.

Dep. of Anthropology and Environmental Studies Program, State Univ., Idaho, Boise, Etats-Unis

FRENCH, C.

Dep. of Archaeology, Univ., Cambridge, Royaume-Uni

Description :
Bir Sahara, situated in the eastern Saharan portion of northeast Africa, contains a set of sedimentary sequences that imply episodic changes in climate and environment during the Middle and Late Pleistocene. Some of the stratigraphic contexts are associated with Middle Paleolithic artifact assemblages. The artifact assemblages are typically in sands that underlie deposits composed of high amounts of carbonate or fine clastics (muds) indicative of expanding lakes and wetter climates. The wetter climates may have provided landscapes that were periodically inhabitable by Pleistocene hominids.

Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2009, vol. 78, n°. 3, p. 250-259, nombre de pages : 10, Références bibliographiques : 1 p.

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena

Langue :
Anglais