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Nicholson, Samuel Luke, Hosfield, Rob, Groucutt, Huw S., Pike, Alistair W. G. and Fleitmann, Dominik (2021). Beyond arrows on a map: The dynamics of Homo sapiens dispersal and occupation of Arabia during Marine Isotope Stage 5. J. Anthropol. Archaeol., 62. SAN DIEGO: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE. ISSN 1090-2686

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Abstract

Arabia occupies a crucial central position between Africa and Eurasia. The northward expansion of the monsoonal rain-belt and the formation of grasslands during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5 provided favourable conditions for Homo sapiens to occupy and traverse now arid areas of Arabia. While Green Arabia may have been a crucial stepping-stone on the way to H. sapiens global settlement, the occupation of Arabia is an important area of study in itself and could offer vital perspectives on human-environment interactions. In particular, Green Arabia can offer a unique insight into processes of human dispersal, occupation and extirpation in an environmentally fluctuating landscape. Here we synthesise archaeological, palaeoclimate and ethnographic data to develop a holistic model for the occupation of Green Arabia and offer targets for future research. We suggest that, on broad timescales, the resource availability and carrying capacity of Green Arabia facilitated rapid population expansion and occupation across Arabia. On human time-scales, dispersal was probably a slow process due to the requirements of metapopulation structures, likely consisting of many micro-dispersals spanning numerous generations. Transitions to more arid conditions were probably echoed by local hominin extirpations, dispersals into surrounding regions and retraction to resource-retaining core areas.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Nicholson, Samuel Luke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hosfield, Rob UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Groucutt, Huw S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pike, Alistair W. G. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fleitmann, Dominik UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-591813
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaa.2021.101269
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Anthropol. Archaeol.
Volume:	62
Date:	2021
Publisher:	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN DIEGO
ISSN:	1090-2686
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MIDDLE STONE-AGE; LATE PLEISTOCENE; MODERN HUMANS; HUMAN COLONIZATION; AFRICAN MIDDLE; HUMID PERIODS; PLANT FOODS; JEBEL FAYA; SEA-LEVEL; SOUTHERN Multiple languages Anthropology; Archaeology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/59181