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The Evolution of Human Populations in Arabia - Paleoenvironments, Prehistory and Genetics (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
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The Evolution of Human Populations in Arabia - Paleoenvironments, Prehistory and Genetics (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
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The romantic landscapes and exotic cultures of Arabia have long
captured the int- ests of both academics and the general public
alike. The wide array and incredible variety of environments found
across the Arabian peninsula are truly dramatic; tro- cal coastal
plains are found bordering up against barren sandy deserts, high
mountain plateaus are deeply incised by ancient river courses. As
the birthplace of Islam, the recent history of the region is well
documented and thoroughly studied. However, legendary explorers
such as T.E. Lawrence, Wilfred Thesiger, and St. John Philby
discovered hints of a much deeper past during their travels across
the subcontinent. Drawn to Arabia by the magnifcent solitude of its
vast sand seas, these intrepid adventurers learned from the Bedouin
how to penetrate its deserts and returned with stirring accounts of
lost civilizations among the wind-swept dunes. We now know that,
prior to recorded history, Arabia housed countless peoples living a
variety of lifestyles, including some of the world's earliest
pastoralists, c- munities of incipient farmers, fshermen dubbed the
"Ichthyophagi" by ancient Greek geographers, and Paleolithic
big-game hunters who were among the frst humans to depart their
ancestral homeland in Africa. In fact, some archaeological
investigations indicate that Arabia was inhabited by early hominins
extending far back into the Early Pleistocene, perhaps even into
the Late Pliocene.
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