Epipalaeolithic occupations in Nahal Neqarot Rockshelter, Negev, Israel

Radiocarbon dating and identification of charred wood remains

Bibliographic Data

ID12134118
AuthorsNigel Goring-Morris (0000-0003-1673-7747, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, corresponding author), Uri Baruch (Israel Antiquities Authority), A Belfer-Cohen (0000-0003-3072-6657, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Steve A Rosen (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Steve Rosen
Year1998
Volume13
Issue2
Pages219-232
Publication date1998-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-6353 • E-ISSN: 1520-6548
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199802)13:2<219::aid-gea6>3.0.co;2-7
OpenAlexW2031901326
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited3

Recent excavations at Nahal Neqarot Rockshelter in the Central Negev, Israel, revealed 60 cm of in situ sediments. The associated lithic industry is mostly attributable to the Middle Epipalaeolithic Ramonian industry, though there is also evidence for sporadic earlier and later Epipalaeolithic use of the site. This is confirmed by three accelerator 14C dates, which contribute to a better understanding of the chronological framework for the Epipalaeolithic in the region. Microscopic examination of charred wood remains uncovered with the lithics, revealed the dominance of juniper, which is presently extinct in the nearby contemporaneous vegetation, otherwise composed of still extant taxa. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Archaeology · Biology · Dominance (genetics · Extant taxon · Geography · Juniper · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Forestry · Geology · Paleontology

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