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View article: Oases of the world: Urgent call to save key archives for cultural and biological diversity
Oases of the world: Urgent call to save key archives for cultural and biological diversity Open
View article: Archaeology, chronology, and sedimentological context of the youngest Middle Palaeolithic assemblage from Jebel Faya, United Arab Emirates
Archaeology, chronology, and sedimentological context of the youngest Middle Palaeolithic assemblage from Jebel Faya, United Arab Emirates Open
Due to the scarcity of stratified and well-dated archaeological horizons, diachronic as well as spatial patterns of Pleistocene lithic traditions are not very well understood in Arabia. To contribute to this topic, we present new archaeolo…
View article: Jebel Faya and the Middle to Late Pleistocene Transition: Settlement Continuity and Behavioural Flexibility
Jebel Faya and the Middle to Late Pleistocene Transition: Settlement Continuity and Behavioural Flexibility Open
Research suggests that human occupation of Arabia during the Middle and Late Pleistocene (ca 770–12 ka) is largely determined by climate change and restricted to relatively short windows of opportunity during periods of increased precipita…
View article: Luminescence chronology of fluvial and aeolian deposits from the Emirate of Sharjah, UAE
Luminescence chronology of fluvial and aeolian deposits from the Emirate of Sharjah, UAE Open
Quaternary environments on the Arabian Peninsula shifted between pronounced arid conditions and phases of increased rainfall, which had a profound impact on Earth surface processes. However, while aeolian sediment dynamics are reasonably w…
View article: On the diversity of the Palaeolithic record and patterns of Pleistocene palaeoenvironmental conditions in Southeast Arabia
On the diversity of the Palaeolithic record and patterns of Pleistocene palaeoenvironmental conditions in Southeast Arabia Open
The Late Pleistocene occupation of Southeast Arabia is well documented in the sequence recorded at Jebel Faya, Emirate of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates). Here the archaeological record suggests pulses of occupation in the region between ~1…