Palaeohydrological corridors for hominin dispersals in the Middle East∼ 250–70,000 years ago
The timing and extent of palaeoenvironmental connections between northeast Africa, the
Levant and the Arabian Peninsula during the Middle and Late Pleistocene are critical to …
Levant and the Arabian Peninsula during the Middle and Late Pleistocene are critical to …
Pluvial periods in Southern Arabia over the last 1.1 million-years
Past climates and environments experienced by the Saharo-Arabian desert belt are of prime
importance for palaeoclimatic and palaeoanthropological research. On orbital timescales …
importance for palaeoclimatic and palaeoanthropological research. On orbital timescales …
[HTML][HTML] Multiple hominin dispersals into Southwest Asia over the past 400,000 years
Pleistocene hominin dispersals out of, and back into, Africa necessarily involved traversing
the diverse and often challenging environments of Southwest Asia 1, 2, 3, 4. Archaeological …
the diverse and often challenging environments of Southwest Asia 1, 2, 3, 4. Archaeological …
Early Levallois technology and the Lower to Middle Paleolithic transition in the Southern Caucasus
DS Adler, KN Wilkinson, S Blockley, DF Mark… - Science, 2014 - science.org
The Lower to Middle Paleolithic transition (~ 400,000 to 200,000 years ago) is marked by
technical, behavioral, and anatomical changes among hominin populations throughout …
technical, behavioral, and anatomical changes among hominin populations throughout …
Human dispersal across diverse environments of Asia during the Upper Pleistocene
The initial out of Africa dispersal of Homo sapiens, which saw anatomically modern humans
reach the Levant in Marine Isotope Stage 5, is generally regarded as a 'failed dispersal' …
reach the Levant in Marine Isotope Stage 5, is generally regarded as a 'failed dispersal' …
Human footprints provide snapshot of last interglacial ecology in the Arabian interior
The nature of human dispersals out of Africa has remained elusive because of the poor
resolution of paleoecological data in direct association with remains of the earliest non …
resolution of paleoecological data in direct association with remains of the earliest non …
Remote sensing and GIS techniques for reconstructing Arabian palaeohydrology and identifying archaeological sites
Freshwater availability is critical for human survival, and in the Saharo-Arabian desert belt
repeated fluctuations between aridity and humidity over the Quaternary mean the …
repeated fluctuations between aridity and humidity over the Quaternary mean the …
Continuity of microblade technology in the Indian Subcontinent since 45 ka: implications for the dispersal of modern humans
S Mishra, N Chauhan, AK Singhvi - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
We extend the continuity of microblade technology in the Indian Subcontinent to 45 ka, on
the basis of optical dating of microblade assemblages from the site of Mehtakheri,(22° 13'44 …
the basis of optical dating of microblade assemblages from the site of Mehtakheri,(22° 13'44 …
The greening of Arabia: Multiple opportunities for human occupation of the Arabian Peninsula during the Late Pleistocene inferred from an ensemble of climate model …
RP Jennings, J Singarayer, EJ Stone… - Quaternary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Climate models are potentially useful tools for addressing human dispersals and
demographic change. The Arabian Peninsula is becoming increasingly significant in the …
demographic change. The Arabian Peninsula is becoming increasingly significant in the …
Small, sharp, and standardized: global convergence in backed-microlith technology
Here we propose that the backing of microliths—applying steep, blunting retouch along one
edge—is a highly evolvable trait that emerged many times in different places around the …
edge—is a highly evolvable trait that emerged many times in different places around the …