The increasing aridity of the Sahara: what was its role in the birth of Egyptian civilization?;L'aridification du Sahara : quel rôle dans l'éclosion de la civilisation égyptienne ?

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 405-408

  Midant Reynes, Béatrix ^a  

^a EHESS Toulouse   (France)

Author keywords

Aridification; Climate; Egyptian civilization; Predynastic Egypt; Sahara

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HISTORY;

ARIDIFICATION; ARIDITY; CIVILIZATION; NEOLITHIC; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; NILE VALLEY; SAHARA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 54249157607     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2005.10.015     Document Type: Article

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