When the Land Sings
Reconstructing Prehistoric Environments Using Evidence from Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology, with Examples Drawn from Fluvial Environments in the Nile and Son Valleys
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 15801827 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Martin A J Williams (0000-0003-3114-9337, The University of Adelaide, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2022 |
| Volumen | 5 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 32-32 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2022-07-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Quaternary (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 2571-550X • E-ISSN: 2571-550X |
| Editorial | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/quat5030032 |
| OpenAlex | W4285802012 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 46 |
Geomorphic evidence from rivers and lakes can help explain past changes in the locations of archaeological sites as well as environmental and climatic changes in their catchment areas. Examples drawn from the Blue and White Nile valleys in northeast Africa and from the Son and Belan valleys in north-central India reveal how Quaternary climatic fluctuations in the headwaters of these rivers are reflected in changes in river channel patterns downstream as well as in the type of sediment transported. Soils and sediments that contain prehistoric and historic artefacts can be analysed to show the type of environment in which the artefacts accumulated. Beds of volcanic ash may preserve former landscapes and their fossil remains and can provide a synchronous time marker against which to assess changes in the archaeological record. The pattern and tempo of past sea level fluctuations has controlled the distribution of coastal archaeological sites and helps to explain the absence of certain Holocene Neolithic sites in southeast Asia. Disturbance of archaeological sites by plants and animals, especially termites in tropical regions, can affect the stratigraphic and chronological integrity of the site
Archaeology · Coastal plain · Fluvial · Geography · Geomorphology · Holocene · Landform · Physical geography · Pleistocene · Prehistory · Quaternary · Sea level · Sediment · Structural basin · Volcano · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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