Holocene environment and subsistence patterns near the Tree Shelter, Red Sea Mountains, Egypt

Quaternary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 392-397

  Marinova, Elena ^a   Linseele, Veerle ^a   Vermeersch, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Domestic ovicaprines; Eastern Desert; Neolithic Egypt; Wood charcoal

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ARIDITY; CHARCOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HOLOCENE; NEOLITHIC; PALEOENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AFRICA; EASTERN DESERT; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT];

EID: 54849406350     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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