Humid periods in southern Arabia: Windows of opportunity for modern human dispersal

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1115-1118

  Rosenberg, T M ^a   Preusser, F ^a,b   Fleitmann, D ^a   Schwalb, A ^c   Penkman, K ^d   Schmid, T W ^e   Al Shanti, M A ^f   Kadi, K ^f   Matter, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID CONDITIONS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRESH WATER; HOLOCENES; HOMO SAPIENS; HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS; HUMID PERIODS; LAKE DEPOSITS; LAKE FORMATION; LATE PLEISTOCENE;

LAKES;

DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD; FRESHWATER; HOLOCENE; HOMINID; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PLEISTOCENE; RELICT COMMUNITY;

ARABIAN PENINSULA;

HOMO SAPIENS;

EID: 80955136496     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32281.1     Document Type: Article

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