Climate, environment and prehistory in the Sahara
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3139991 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brent D Shaw (Churchill Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 133-149 |
| Publication date | 1976-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1976.9979659 |
| OpenAlex | W2019792993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
The issue of climatic fluctuation in the Sahara during the early Holocene is of considerable importance because of the supposedly 'more humid' phase during which the Saharan Neolithic flourished. An analysis of the evidence, however, seems to indicate the reverse, that is, that the Neolithic had its genesis and development in an environment which was becoming increasingly arid. In fact, the termination of the more favourable humid conditions of the pre‐Neolithic marked the departure from an economy primarily dependent on hunting/gathering, and incited the shift to the herding of domestic animals. Further, the methodological assumptions which underlie the interpretation of the evidence for climatic change are examined and questioned, especially the assumption that climatic as opposed to environmental variables can be deduced from the data at our disposal
Archaeology · Arid · Biology · Climate change · Geography · Herding · Holocene · Prehistory · African Studies and Geopolitics · Ecology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2012 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |