Evidence for an abrupt climatic change at 8700 14C yr B.P. in rockshelters and caves of Gebel Qara (Dhofar‐Oman): Palaeoenvironmental implications

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal - Tập 20 Số 6 - Trang 559-579 - 2005
Mauro Cremaschi1, Fabio Negrino2
1Università di Milano, 34, via Mangiagalli, I‐20133 Milano, Italy
2Università di Pisa, 53, via Santa Maria, I‐56126, Pisa, Italy

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AbstractGeoarchaeological research on the sedimentary fill of rockshelters and caves in the Gebel Qara (Dhofar, Southern Oman) has revealed the onset of heavy rains at 8700 yr B.P. These rains, produced by strengthening of the Southwest monsoon, abruptly altered the dry environment dominant in the area since the Pleistocene‐Holocene transition. Comparison of cave fills from the southern and northern fringes of the Gebel Qara indicates that the monsoon effects were limited to the southern and central part of the mountain range, directly facing the sea, and did not penetrate into the Nejd Desert. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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