Guide for interpreting and reporting luminescence dating results
The development and application of luminescence dating and dosimetry techniques have
grown exponentially in the last several decades. Luminescence methods provide age …
grown exponentially in the last several decades. Luminescence methods provide age …
Human adaptation, demography and cattle domestication: an overview of the complexity of lactase persistence in Africa
MC Campbell, A Ranciaro - Human Molecular Genetics, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Lactase persistence (LP) is a genetically-determined trait that is prevalent in African,
European and Arab populations with a tradition of animal herding and milk consumption. To …
European and Arab populations with a tradition of animal herding and milk consumption. To …
Predictive pollen-based biome modeling using machine learning
MK Sobol, SA Finkelstein - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
This paper investigates suitability of supervised machine learning classification methods for
classification of biomes using pollen datasets. We assign modern pollen samples from Africa …
classification of biomes using pollen datasets. We assign modern pollen samples from Africa …
“Nderit Ware” and the origins of pastoralist pottery in eastern Africa
Abstract “Nderit Ware,” a type of pottery famous in eastern Africa for its remarkably intricate
basket-like bowls, is associated with evidence for the region's earliest pastoralism during a …
basket-like bowls, is associated with evidence for the region's earliest pastoralism during a …
Buffering new risks? Environmental, social and economic changes in the Turkana Basin during and after the African Humid Period
This paper evaluates risk-oriented frameworks for explaining environmental, social, and
economic changes faced by fishing and herding communities in the Turkana Basin during …
economic changes faced by fishing and herding communities in the Turkana Basin during …
Lithic technological strategies of the earliest herders at Lake Turkana, northern Kenya
ST Goldstein - antiquity, 2019 - cambridge.org
The spread and persistence of early forms of mobile food production throughout Africa
depended on the ability of herding communities to adapt to novel social and environmental …
depended on the ability of herding communities to adapt to novel social and environmental …
Mineralogy and Sourcing of a Stone Bead Industry Found in Communal Cemeteries Associated with Eastern Africa's First Pastoralists, ca. 5000 bp
CE Klehm, MA Helper, E Hildebrand… - Journal of Field …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This article describes the mineralogy and sources for a spectacular stone bead industry
associated with the first pastoralists in eastern Africa ca. 5000–4000 cal bp Around Lake …
associated with the first pastoralists in eastern Africa ca. 5000–4000 cal bp Around Lake …
Rock varnish record of the African Humid Period in the Lake Turkana basin of East Africa
Rock varnish is a manganiferous dark coating accreted on subaerially exposed rocks in
drylands. It often contains a layered microstratigraphy that records past wetness variations …
drylands. It often contains a layered microstratigraphy that records past wetness variations …
Living in a swampy paradise: paleoenvironmental reconstruction of an African Humid Period lacustrine margin, West Turkana, Kenya
Abstract The African Humid Period (AHP), spanning∼ 15-5 ka, was characterize across East
Africa by increased precipitation. Wetter climate conditions created environments favorable …
Africa by increased precipitation. Wetter climate conditions created environments favorable …
Lake Turkana
RW Renaut, RB Owen - The Kenya Rift Lakes: Modern and Ancient …, 2023 - Springer
Lake Turkana is the largest of the Kenya Rift lakes and lies within a semi-desert setting.
Early explorers visited the area from 1888 and were followed by research expeditions that …
Early explorers visited the area from 1888 and were followed by research expeditions that …