Holocene environment and subsistence patterns near the Tree Shelter, Red Sea Mountains, Egypt

The Tree Shelter site dates to the Early to Mid-Holocene (8000 to 4900 14C yr BP). Present conditions around the site are hyperarid, but charcoal remains indicate less severe aridity at the time of its occupation. The environment around the site then supported a rich wadi vegetation, which allowed h...

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Published in:Quaternary research 2008-11, Vol.70 (3), p.392-397
Main Authors: Marinova, Elena, Linseele, Veerle, Vermeersch, Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arid environments
Domestic ovicaprines
Eastern Desert
Neolithic Egypt
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Wood charcoal
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Summary:The Tree Shelter site dates to the Early to Mid-Holocene (8000 to 4900 14C yr BP). Present conditions around the site are hyperarid, but charcoal remains indicate less severe aridity at the time of its occupation. The environment around the site then supported a rich wadi vegetation, which allowed hunting during the Epipaleolithic and herding during the Neolithic occupation. Although more favorable than today, the environmental conditions also displayed a desert character and seem to have limited the range of domestic herbivores introduced in the area.
ISSN:0033-5894
1096-0287
DOI:10.1016/j.yqres.2008.08.002