Understanding the evolution of the Holocene Pluvial Phase and its impact on Neolithic populations in south-east Arabia

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-94

  Preston, Gareth W ^a   Parker, Adrian G ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrupt climate change; Environmental refugia; Holocene; Neolithic; Pluvial; South east Arabia

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NEOLITHIC; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; REFUGIUM;

ARABIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84876715032     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aae.12006     Document Type: Article

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