Ecological Patterns in the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene in the Jebel Gharbi, Northern Libya: Chronology, Climate and Human Occupation Export

@article{citeulike:2815885, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Surveys and test excavations in the Jebel Gharbi have brought to light a large quantity of prehistoric sites indicating intensive human occupation from the Upper Pleistocene to the Holocene. Several radiometric dates (standard 14C, AMS and U/Th) provide a detailed framework of the absolute chronology of the local peopling of the area. Generalised Middle Stone Age archaeological materials represent the earliest term of reference in the geological series. Aterian complexes are well-represented, being widely spread throughout the mountain range and in the lowlands. Lower Later Stone Age, or ” Dabban”, artefacts are also attested to both geological and archaeological sequences. Human occupation continued with the Upper and Final Epipalaeolithic (or ” Iberomaurusian”) and later, with Capsian and Neolithic groups. Permanent and seasonal water springs and raw material sources influenced settlement strategy and selected areas offered particularly favourable conditions and became intensively occupied.}, author = {Barich, Barbara and Garcea, Elena}, citeulike-article-id = {2815885}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10437-008-9020-6}, doi = {10.1007/s10437-008-9020-6}, journal = {African Archaeological Review}, keywords = {200805, chronologie, climat, holocene, libye, pleistocene-superieur, sahara}, posted-at = {2008-05-20 13:43:47}, priority = {2}, title = {Ecological Patterns in the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene in the Jebel Gharbi, Northern Libya: Chronology, Climate and Human Occupation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10437-008-9020-6} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2815885 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2815885 N2 - Abstract  Surveys and test excavations in the Jebel Gharbi have brought to light a large quantity of prehistoric sites indicating intensive human occupation from the Upper Pleistocene to the Holocene. Several radiometric dates (standard 14C, AMS and U/Th) provide a detailed framework of the absolute chronology of the local peopling of the area. Generalised Middle Stone Age archaeological materials represent the earliest term of reference in the geological series. Aterian complexes are well-represented, being widely spread throughout the mountain range and in the lowlands. Lower Later Stone Age, or “Dabban”, artefacts are also attested to both geological and archaeological sequences. Human occupation continued with the Upper and Final Epipalaeolithic (or “Iberomaurusian”) and later, with Capsian and Neolithic groups. Permanent and seasonal water springs and raw material sources influenced settlement strategy and selected areas offered particularly favourable conditions and became intensively occupied. JF - African Archaeological Review TI - Ecological Patterns in the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene in the Jebel Gharbi, Northern Libya: Chronology, Climate and Human Occupation KW - 200805 KW - chronologie KW - climat KW - holocene KW - libye KW - pleistocene-superieur KW - sahara AU - Barich, Barbara AU - Garcea, Elena UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10437-008-9020-6 ER -