In order to understand fully Plio-Pleistocene hominid migrations, a
whole gamut of interacting factors must be examined. It has been
hypothesised that the most important variables affecting hominid
migrations out of Africa would have been environmental, since in
most respects hominids would have acted in the same manner as any
other large land mammal of the time. For this work, therefore, as
far as language barriers permitted, as many published sources as
could be traced from palynological and palaeontological sites from
the Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene within east and northern
Africa and Eurasia were included in the analysis. By examining the
relationship between hominids, fauna and vegetation at sites in
East Africa, as well as at Dmanisi and 'Ubeidiya, the author was
able to determine with what genera and in what environments
hominids were preferentially associated. The use of a GIS
simulation allowed the generation of a distribution map showing
areas in Africa and Eurasia where the same combination of fauna and
vegetation could be found. Various other interdisciplinary aspects
of Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene geography were also
examined, indicating that during the earliest part of the period in
question the Northern Hemisphere environment was distinctly less
arid than in modern times, with areas of desert substantially
reduced leading to large expanses of grassland. With the onset of
glaciation the climate became increasingly arid, with an
environment close to the modern situation developing by the Middle
Pleistocene. The effect of this on the timing and routing of
hominid migration pathways is also covered in this volume. 148
(Archaeopress 2007)
General
Imprint: |
Bar Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
British Archaeological Reports International Series |
Release date: |
March 2007 |
Authors: |
Kathryn Holmes
|
Dimensions: |
297 x 210 x 220mm (L x W x H) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
155 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4073-0013-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4073-0013-X |
Barcode: |
9781407300139 |
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