The Upper Pleistocene abrasion of flint artifacts in Levantine caves Export

@article{citeulike:4644448, abstract = {Rolled and abraded flint artifacts were discovered in 1928 in the cave of Shukbah in the Judean mountains. The phenomenon was later noted in three additional caves – El-Wad, Skhul and Raqefet, all in Mount Carmel. Three abrasion events are identified. Admitting the indispensable role of water in the abrasion phenomenon, rain, river and sea were suggested in the course of time as possible agents. This study supports Garrod's, D.A.E. [1928. Excavation of a Palaeolithic Cave in western Judaea. Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement 60, 182–185] original suggestion of abrasion by rain water. Stratigraphical considerations matched by speleothem-based rain history in the southern Levant suggest that these events occurred ca. 150 ka, 80 or 55–50 ka, and 35–32 ka BP.}, author = {Ronen, A. and Adler, D. and Lengyel, G. and Sarel, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {4644448}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.04.004}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140196309001050}, day = {23}, doi = {10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.04.004}, issn = {01401963}, journal = {Journal of Arid Environments}, keywords = {200905, industrie-lithique, paleolithique-moyen, proche-orient, taphonomie}, month = {May}, posted-at = {2009-05-29 11:17:58}, priority = {2}, title = {The Upper Pleistocene abrasion of flint artifacts in Levantine caves}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.04.004}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4644448 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4644448 N2 - Rolled and abraded flint artifacts were discovered in 1928 in the cave of Shukbah in the Judean mountains. The phenomenon was later noted in three additional caves – El-Wad, Skhul and Raqefet, all in Mount Carmel. Three abrasion events are identified. Admitting the indispensable role of water in the abrasion phenomenon, rain, river and sea were suggested in the course of time as possible agents. This study supports Garrod's, D.A.E. [1928. Excavation of a Palaeolithic Cave in western Judaea. Palestine Exploration Fund Quarterly Statement 60, 182–185] original suggestion of abrasion by rain water. Stratigraphical considerations matched by speleothem-based rain history in the southern Levant suggest that these events occurred ca. 150 ka, 80 or 55–50 ka, and 35–32 ka BP. JF - Journal of Arid Environments SN - 01401963 TI - The Upper Pleistocene abrasion of flint artifacts in Levantine caves KW - 200905 KW - industrie-lithique KW - paleolithique-moyen KW - proche-orient KW - taphonomie AU - Ronen, A AU - Adler, D AU - Lengyel, G AU - Sarel, J PY - 2009/05/23/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.04.004 ER -