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dc.contributor.authorParton, Ash-
dc.contributor.authorFarrant, Andrew R.-
dc.contributor.authorLeng, Melanie J.-
dc.contributor.authorTelfer, Matt W.-
dc.contributor.authorGroucutt, Huw S.-
dc.contributor.authorPetraglia, Michael D.-
dc.contributor.authorParker, Adrian G.-
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-02T16:00:34Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-02T16:00:34Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationParton, A., Farrant, A. R., Leng, M. J., Telfer, M. W., Groucutt, H. S., Petraglia, M. D., & Parker, A. G. (2015). Alluvial fan records from southeast Arabia reveal multiple windows for human dispersal. Geology, 43(4), 295-298.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/97015-
dc.description.abstractThe dispersal of human populations out of Africa into Arabia was most likely linked to episodes of climatic amelioration, when increased monsoon rainfall led to the activation of drainage systems, improved freshwater availability, and the development of regional vegetation. Here we present the first dated terrestrial record from southeast Arabia that provides evidence for increased rainfall and the expansion of vegetation during both glacial and interglacial periods. Findings from extensive alluvial fan deposits indicate that drainage system activation occurred during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 6 (ca. 160–150 ka), MIS 5 (ca. 130–75 ka), and during early MIS 3 (ca. 55 ka). The development of active freshwater systems during these periods corresponds with monsoon intensity increases during insolation maxima, suggesting that humid periods in Arabia were not confined to eccentricity-paced deglaciations, and providing paleoenvironmental support for multiple windows of opportunity for dispersal out of Africa during the late Pleistocene.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherGeological Society of Americaen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessen_GB
dc.subjectHuman beings -- Africa -- Migrations -- Historyen_GB
dc.subjectHuman beings -- Originen_GB
dc.subjectPaleoclimatology -- Quaternaryen_GB
dc.subjectPaleoclimatology -- Arabian Peninsulaen_GB
dc.subjectAlluvial fans -- Arabian Peninsulaen_GB
dc.titleAlluvial fan records from southeast Arabia reveal multiple windows for human dispersalen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.description.reviewedpeer-revieweden_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1130/G36401.1-
dc.publication.titleGeologyen_GB
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