Pleistocene and Holocene herbivore diets and palaeoenvironments in the Gebel Akhdar (Libya): Implications for past human populations
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- 作者：Hazel Readea ; h.reade@ucl.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Rhiannon E. Stevensa ; 1 ; Tamsin C. O'Connella ; b ; Graeme Barkera ; b
- 关键词：Haua Fteah ; Carbon isotopes ; North Africa ; Tooth enamel ; C4 vegetation ; Human occupation
- 刊名：Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：449
- 期：Complete
- 页码：62-78
- 全文大小：1429 K
文摘
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We study caprid and bovid tooth enamel carbon isotopes to infer diet and vegetation.
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Archaeological samples from Haua Fteah and Hagfet ed Dabba are analysed.
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Palaeoenvironmental interpretations for the Gebel Akhdar (Libya) are made.
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The environment was relatively stable from OIS 4 to the mid Holocene.
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An increase in C4 plant species in the Neolithic is demonstrated.