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Epipalaeolithic occupation and palaeoenvironments of the southern Nefud desert, Saudi Arabia, during the Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene

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Epipalaeolithic occupation and palaeoenvironments of the southern Nefud desert, Saudi Arabia, during the Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene

Auteurs : Yamandú H. Hilbert [France] ; Tom S. White [Royaume-Uni] ; Ash Parton [Royaume-Uni] ; Laine Clark-Balzan [Royaume-Uni] ; Rémy Crassard [France] ; Huw S. Groucutt [Royaume-Uni] ; Richard P. Jennings [Royaume-Uni] ; Paul Breeze [Royaume-Uni] ; Adrian Parker [Royaume-Uni] ; Ceri Shipton [Australie] ; Abdulaziz Al-Omari [Arabie saoudite] ; Abdullah M. Alsharekh [Arabie saoudite] ; Michael D. Petraglia [Royaume-Uni]

Source :

Journal of archaeological science [ 0305-4403 ] ; 2014.

RBID : Francis:15-0047013

Descripteurs français

Pascal (Inist)
- Epipaléolithique, Arabie saoudite, Pléistocène récent, Holocène, Paléoenvironnement, Paléoécologie, Datation, Optoluminescence, Phase d'occupation, Néfoud.
Wicri :
- geographic : Arabie saoudite.

English descriptors

KwdEn :
- Dating, Epipalaeolithic, Holocene, Late Pleistocene, Optoluminescence, Palaeoecology, Paleoenvironment, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

The transition from the Terminal Pleistocene to the Early Holocene is poorly represented in the geological and archaeological records of northern Arabia, and the climatic conditions that prevailed in the region during that period are unclear. Here, we present a new record from the site of Al-Rabyah, in the Jubbah basin (southern Nefud desert, Saudi Arabia), where a sequence of fossiliferous lacustrine and palustrine deposits containing an archaeological assemblage is preserved. Sedimentological and palaeoenvironmental investigations, both at Al-Rabyah and elsewhere in the Jubbah area, indicate phases of humid conditions, during which shallow lakes developed in the basin, separated by drier periods. At Al-Rabyah, the end of a Terminal Pleistocene phase of lake expansion has been dated to ∼12.2 ka using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), with a mid-Holocene humid phase dated to after ∼6.6 ka. Palaeoecological reconstructions based primarily on non-marine molluscs and ostracods from the younger lacustrine deposits indicate a relatively shallow body of freshwater surrounded by moist, well-vegetated environments. A lithic assemblage characterized by bladelets and geometric microliths was excavated from sediments attributed to a drier climatic phase dated to ∼10.1 ka. The lithic artefact types exhibit similarities to Epipalaeolithic industries of the Levant, and their occurrence well beyond the 'core region' of such assemblages (and at a significantly later date) has important implications for understanding interactions between Levantine and Arabian populations during the Terminal Pleistocene-Early Holocene. We suggest that the presence of foraging populations in the southern Nefud during periods of drier climate is due to the prolonged presence of a freshwater oasis in the Jubbah Basin during the Terminal Pleistocene-Early Holocene, which enabled them to subsist in the region when neighbouring areas of northern Arabia and the Levant were increasingly hostile.

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<series><title level="j" type="main">Journal of archaeological science</title>
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<imprint><date when="2014">2014</date>
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<term>Holocene</term>
<term>Late Pleistocene</term>
<term>Optoluminescence</term>
<term>Palaeoecology</term>
<term>Paleoenvironment</term>
<term>Saudi Arabia</term>
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<keywords scheme="Pascal" xml:lang="fr"><term>Epipaléolithique</term>
<term>Arabie saoudite</term>
<term>Pléistocène récent</term>
<term>Holocène</term>
<term>Paléoenvironnement</term>
<term>Paléoécologie</term>
<term>Datation</term>
<term>Optoluminescence</term>
<term>Phase d'occupation</term>
<term>Néfoud</term>
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<front><div type="abstract" xml:lang="en">The transition from the Terminal Pleistocene to the Early Holocene is poorly represented in the geological and archaeological records of northern Arabia, and the climatic conditions that prevailed in the region during that period are unclear. Here, we present a new record from the site of Al-Rabyah, in the Jubbah basin (southern Nefud desert, Saudi Arabia), where a sequence of fossiliferous lacustrine and palustrine deposits containing an archaeological assemblage is preserved. Sedimentological and palaeoenvironmental investigations, both at Al-Rabyah and elsewhere in the Jubbah area, indicate phases of humid conditions, during which shallow lakes developed in the basin, separated by drier periods. At Al-Rabyah, the end of a Terminal Pleistocene phase of lake expansion has been dated to ∼12.2 ka using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), with a mid-Holocene humid phase dated to after ∼6.6 ka. Palaeoecological reconstructions based primarily on non-marine molluscs and ostracods from the younger lacustrine deposits indicate a relatively shallow body of freshwater surrounded by moist, well-vegetated environments. A lithic assemblage characterized by bladelets and geometric microliths was excavated from sediments attributed to a drier climatic phase dated to ∼10.1 ka. The lithic artefact types exhibit similarities to Epipalaeolithic industries of the Levant, and their occurrence well beyond the 'core region' of such assemblages (and at a significantly later date) has important implications for understanding interactions between Levantine and Arabian populations during the Terminal Pleistocene-Early Holocene. We suggest that the presence of foraging populations in the southern Nefud during periods of drier climate is due to the prolonged presence of a freshwater oasis in the Jubbah Basin during the Terminal Pleistocene-Early Holocene, which enabled them to subsist in the region when neighbouring areas of northern Arabia and the Levant were increasingly hostile.</div>
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<li>France</li>
<li>Royaume-Uni</li>
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<li>Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes</li>
<li>Oxfordshire</li>
<li>Rhône-Alpes</li>
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<settlement><li>Lyon</li>
<li>Oxford</li>
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<name sortKey="Crassard, Remy" sort="Crassard, Remy" uniqKey="Crassard R" first="Rémy" last="Crassard">Rémy Crassard</name>
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<country name="Royaume-Uni"><region name="Angleterre"><name sortKey="White, Tom S" sort="White, Tom S" uniqKey="White T" first="Tom S." last="White">Tom S. White</name>
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<name sortKey="Breeze, Paul" sort="Breeze, Paul" uniqKey="Breeze P" first="Paul" last="Breeze">Paul Breeze</name>
<name sortKey="Clark Balzan, Laine" sort="Clark Balzan, Laine" uniqKey="Clark Balzan L" first="Laine" last="Clark-Balzan">Laine Clark-Balzan</name>
<name sortKey="Groucutt, Huw S" sort="Groucutt, Huw S" uniqKey="Groucutt H" first="Huw S." last="Groucutt">Huw S. Groucutt</name>
<name sortKey="Jennings, Richard P" sort="Jennings, Richard P" uniqKey="Jennings R" first="Richard P." last="Jennings">Richard P. Jennings</name>
<name sortKey="Parker, Adrian" sort="Parker, Adrian" uniqKey="Parker A" first="Adrian" last="Parker">Adrian Parker</name>
<name sortKey="Parton, Ash" sort="Parton, Ash" uniqKey="Parton A" first="Ash" last="Parton">Ash Parton</name>
<name sortKey="Petraglia, Michael D" sort="Petraglia, Michael D" uniqKey="Petraglia M" first="Michael D." last="Petraglia">Michael D. Petraglia</name>
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<country name="Australie"><noRegion><name sortKey="Shipton, Ceri" sort="Shipton, Ceri" uniqKey="Shipton C" first="Ceri" last="Shipton">Ceri Shipton</name>
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<country name="Arabie saoudite"><noRegion><name sortKey="Al Omari, Abdulaziz" sort="Al Omari, Abdulaziz" uniqKey="Al Omari A" first="Abdulaziz" last="Al-Omari">Abdulaziz Al-Omari</name>
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<name sortKey="Alsharekh, Abdullah M" sort="Alsharekh, Abdullah M" uniqKey="Alsharekh A" first="Abdullah M." last="Alsharekh">Abdullah M. Alsharekh</name>
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Epipalaeolithic occupation and palaeoenvironments of the southern Nefud desert, Saudi Arabia, during the Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene

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