Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series, Dec 3, 2010
Page 1. 143 T. Harrison (ed.), Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context. V... more Page 1. 143 T. Harrison (ed.), Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context. Volume 1: Geology, Geochronology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironment, Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology, DOI ...
ABSTRACT Kharga Oasis, in Egypt’s hyperarid Western Desert, today lacks naturally occurring surfa... more ABSTRACT Kharga Oasis, in Egypt’s hyperarid Western Desert, today lacks naturally occurring surface water. Near Kharga, large tufa deposits ranging from a few hectares to more than 10 km2 in area dot the edge of the Libyan Plateau. These, and lacustrine sediment, record intervals during the Pleistocene when wetlands, ponds, and small freshwater lakes provided water to enable herbivore and human inhabitation. Along with Pleistocene fossils, archaeological finds in the area include artifacts from Earlier Stone Age, Middle Stone Age, Later Stone Age, and younger cultural materials. ESR analysis was used to date freshwater mollusc shells (Melanoides tuberculata and Gyraulus) found in tufas and lake silts at Wadi Midauwara, Matana, and Bulaq. In some units, multiple gastropod populations from different times have been preserved as a mixed deposit, while several others appear to only preserve a single population. The mollusc dates suggest that freshwater existed sporadically at Bulaq and Matana during Marine (Oxygen) Isotope Stages (MIS) 2 and 4. At Midauwara, standing freshwater existed during the MIS 7/6 and 6/5e boundaries, and repeatedly in MIS 5-2. Molluscs and water also existed during the earliest Pleistocene, at ~ 2.4 ± 0.4 Ma, which could have enabled the first hominin migration out of Africa via the Western Desert.
ABSTRACT Kharga Oasis, in Egypt’s hyperarid Western Desert, today lacks naturally occurring surfa... more ABSTRACT Kharga Oasis, in Egypt’s hyperarid Western Desert, today lacks naturally occurring surface water. Near Kharga, large tufa deposits ranging from a few hectares to more than 10 km2 in area dot the edge of the Libyan Plateau. These, and lacustrine sediment, record intervals during the Pleistocene when wetlands, ponds, and small freshwater lakes provided water to enable herbivore and human inhabitation. Along with Pleistocene fossils, archaeological finds in the area include artifacts from Earlier Stone Age, Middle Stone Age, Later Stone Age, and younger cultural materials. ESR analysis was used to date freshwater mollusc shells (Melanoides tuberculata and Gyraulus) found in tufas and lake silts at Wadi Midauwara, Matana, and Bulaq. In some units, multiple gastropod populations from different times have been preserved as a mixed deposit, while several others appear to only preserve a single population. The mollusc dates suggest that freshwater existed sporadically at Bulaq and Matana during Marine (Oxygen) Isotope Stages (MIS) 2 and 4. At Midauwara, standing freshwater existed during the MIS 7/6 and 6/5e boundaries, and repeatedly in MIS 5-2. Molluscs and water also existed during the earliest Pleistocene, at ~ 2.4 ± 0.4 Ma, which could have enabled the first hominin migration out of Africa via the Western Desert.
... Fig. 4. Matana Site G (MT-002), looking westerly. Main trench on left (arrow), with sanded ... more ... Fig. 4. Matana Site G (MT-002), looking westerly. Main trench on left (arrow), with sanded test pits on slope; MSA workshop material on bench at right. Chert nodules weather out on shale knoll to west, with figures for scale (Kleindienst, Jan. 2006). Page 5. 5 Fig. ...
UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissert... more UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Learn more... ProQuest, Geoarchaeology, geomorphology and sedimentology of Paleolithic landscapes in Egypt. ...
In January 2005, five members of the Kharga Oasis Prehistoric Project (KOPP) conducted field rese... more In January 2005, five members of the Kharga Oasis Prehistoric Project (KOPP) conducted field research in Kharga Oasis: Holocene prehistorians M. M. A. McDonald and A. R. Warfe, and Quaternary geologists/geoarchaeologists J. R. Smith, J. M. Kieniewicz, and K. A. Adelsberger. Mr Ahmed Moussa Moustafa, Inspector, Kharga Office, Department of Antiquities, ably assisted the KOPP team. Report on the 2005 field activities of the Kharga Oasis Prehistoric Project (KOPP)
Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series, Dec 3, 2010
Page 1. 143 T. Harrison (ed.), Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context. V... more Page 1. 143 T. Harrison (ed.), Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context. Volume 1: Geology, Geochronology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironment, Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology, DOI ...
ABSTRACT Kharga Oasis, in Egypt’s hyperarid Western Desert, today lacks naturally occurring surfa... more ABSTRACT Kharga Oasis, in Egypt’s hyperarid Western Desert, today lacks naturally occurring surface water. Near Kharga, large tufa deposits ranging from a few hectares to more than 10 km2 in area dot the edge of the Libyan Plateau. These, and lacustrine sediment, record intervals during the Pleistocene when wetlands, ponds, and small freshwater lakes provided water to enable herbivore and human inhabitation. Along with Pleistocene fossils, archaeological finds in the area include artifacts from Earlier Stone Age, Middle Stone Age, Later Stone Age, and younger cultural materials. ESR analysis was used to date freshwater mollusc shells (Melanoides tuberculata and Gyraulus) found in tufas and lake silts at Wadi Midauwara, Matana, and Bulaq. In some units, multiple gastropod populations from different times have been preserved as a mixed deposit, while several others appear to only preserve a single population. The mollusc dates suggest that freshwater existed sporadically at Bulaq and Matana during Marine (Oxygen) Isotope Stages (MIS) 2 and 4. At Midauwara, standing freshwater existed during the MIS 7/6 and 6/5e boundaries, and repeatedly in MIS 5-2. Molluscs and water also existed during the earliest Pleistocene, at ~ 2.4 ± 0.4 Ma, which could have enabled the first hominin migration out of Africa via the Western Desert.
ABSTRACT Kharga Oasis, in Egypt’s hyperarid Western Desert, today lacks naturally occurring surfa... more ABSTRACT Kharga Oasis, in Egypt’s hyperarid Western Desert, today lacks naturally occurring surface water. Near Kharga, large tufa deposits ranging from a few hectares to more than 10 km2 in area dot the edge of the Libyan Plateau. These, and lacustrine sediment, record intervals during the Pleistocene when wetlands, ponds, and small freshwater lakes provided water to enable herbivore and human inhabitation. Along with Pleistocene fossils, archaeological finds in the area include artifacts from Earlier Stone Age, Middle Stone Age, Later Stone Age, and younger cultural materials. ESR analysis was used to date freshwater mollusc shells (Melanoides tuberculata and Gyraulus) found in tufas and lake silts at Wadi Midauwara, Matana, and Bulaq. In some units, multiple gastropod populations from different times have been preserved as a mixed deposit, while several others appear to only preserve a single population. The mollusc dates suggest that freshwater existed sporadically at Bulaq and Matana during Marine (Oxygen) Isotope Stages (MIS) 2 and 4. At Midauwara, standing freshwater existed during the MIS 7/6 and 6/5e boundaries, and repeatedly in MIS 5-2. Molluscs and water also existed during the earliest Pleistocene, at ~ 2.4 ± 0.4 Ma, which could have enabled the first hominin migration out of Africa via the Western Desert.
... Fig. 4. Matana Site G (MT-002), looking westerly. Main trench on left (arrow), with sanded ... more ... Fig. 4. Matana Site G (MT-002), looking westerly. Main trench on left (arrow), with sanded test pits on slope; MSA workshop material on bench at right. Chert nodules weather out on shale knoll to west, with figures for scale (Kleindienst, Jan. 2006). Page 5. 5 Fig. ...
UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissert... more UMI, ProQuest ® Dissertations & Theses. The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Learn more... ProQuest, Geoarchaeology, geomorphology and sedimentology of Paleolithic landscapes in Egypt. ...
In January 2005, five members of the Kharga Oasis Prehistoric Project (KOPP) conducted field rese... more In January 2005, five members of the Kharga Oasis Prehistoric Project (KOPP) conducted field research in Kharga Oasis: Holocene prehistorians M. M. A. McDonald and A. R. Warfe, and Quaternary geologists/geoarchaeologists J. R. Smith, J. M. Kieniewicz, and K. A. Adelsberger. Mr Ahmed Moussa Moustafa, Inspector, Kharga Office, Department of Antiquities, ably assisted the KOPP team. Report on the 2005 field activities of the Kharga Oasis Prehistoric Project (KOPP)
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