scholarly journals The open-air Paleolithic site of Mirak, northern edge of the Iranian Central Desert (Semnan, Iran): Evidence of repeated human occupations during the late Pleistocene

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Vahdati Nasab ◽  
Gilles Berillon ◽  
Guillaume Jamet ◽  
Milad Hashemi ◽  
Mozhgan Jayez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Paleolithic Site ◽  
Northern Edge

scholarly journals Lacustrine evidence for moisture changes in the Nebraska Sand Hills during Marine Isotope Stage 3

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly C. Jacobs ◽  
Sherilyn C. Fritz ◽  
James B. Swinehart
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Lacustrine Sediments ◽  
Marine Isotope Stage ◽  
Nebraska Sand Hills ◽  
Lake Formation ◽  
Sand Hills ◽  
Niobrara River ◽  
Northern Edge ◽  
Marine Isotope Stage 3

AbstractIn the central Great Plains of North America, loess stratigraphy suggests that climate during the late Pleistocene was cold and dry. However, this record is discontinuous, and there are few other records of late-Pleistocene conditions. Cobb Basin, located on the northern edge of the Nebraska Sand Hills, contains lacustrine sediments deposited during Marine Isotope Stage 3, beginning approximately 45,000 cal yr BP and continuing for at least 10,000 yr. The lake was formed by a dune dam blockage on the ancient Niobrara River, and its deposits contain a diatom record that indicates changes through time in lake depth driven by changes in effective moisture. During the earliest stages of lake formation, the climate was arid enough to mobilize dunes and emplace dune sand into a blocking position within the Niobrara streambed. Diatom assemblages suggest that lake-level was shallow at formation, increased substantially during a wet interval, and then became shallow again, as arid conditions resumed. By about 27,000 cal yr BP the lake was filled, and a shallow ephemeral river occupied the basin.

scholarly journals On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 (Cervidae, Mammalia) in the Palaeolithic site Climăuți II (Moldova)

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Croitor ◽  
Theodor Obada
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Rangifer Tarandus ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Paleolithic Site ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
Dispersal Model ◽  
Cervus Canadensis ◽  
Western Eurasia

This article reports antler remains from the Late Paleolithic site of Climăuți II (Republic of Moldova) confirming the presence of wapiti Cervus canadensis in the Late Pleistocene of Western Eurasia. The occurrence of wapiti in the East Carpathian area by 20 ky BP coincides with the local extinction of Megaloceros giganteus, Crocuta spelaea, and Ursus spelaeus, and substitution of local forest reindeer with grazing tundra-steppe Rangifer tarandus constantini. We here provide an overview of paleontological data and opinions on the presence of Cervus canadensis in Europe, a discussion on the taxonomic status and systematic position of the extinct deer Cervus elaphus palmidactyloceros, and propose a dispersal model for wapiti in Europe during the Late Pleistocene.

Late Pleistocene mammalian fauna from Wulanmulan Paleolithic Site, Nei Mongol, China

2014 ◽  
Vol 347 ◽  
pp. 139-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Dong ◽  
Ya-mei Hou ◽  
Ze-meng Yang ◽  
Li-min Zhang ◽  
Shuang-quan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Mammalian Fauna ◽  
Paleolithic Site

Late Pleistocene Piñon Pines in the Chihuahuan Desert

1981 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald M. Lanner ◽  
Thomas R. Van Devender
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Chihuahuan Desert ◽  
El Paso ◽  
Summer Precipitation ◽  
Winter Precipitation ◽  
Reduced Frequency ◽  
Winter Temperatures ◽  
Northern Edge ◽  
Summer Temperatures ◽  
In Trans

AbstractExamination of late Pleistocene packrat middens from the northern and central Chihuahuan Desert disclosed macrofossils of Colorado piñon (Pinus edulis) and Texas piñon (P. remota). Radiocarbon dating indicates that Texas piñon was widespread in Trans-Pecos Texas and northeastern Mexico between 30,000 and 11,000 yr B.P. Today it is found in small refugia east of its former range. In the late Pleistocene Colorado piñon occurred at lower elevations on the northern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert. Both species occurred in the Hueco Mountains, near El Paso, Texas. No clear evidence was found of the presence of Mexican piñon (P. cembroides), though today it is abundant in the Davis and Chisos Mountains. A paleoclimate is postulated that had the following characteristics: increased winter precipitation from Pacific frontal sources, reduced summer temperatures and precipitation, and milder winter temperatures due to a reduced frequency of Arctic airmass incursion. Winter precipitation appears to have decreased from north to south, while winter temperatures, and, possibly, summer precipitation, increased from north to south. During the late Pleistocene, the northern Chihuahuan Desert was dominated by woodlands of piñon pines, junipers, and oaks. The desert-scrub communities that characterize the area today are a Holocene phenomenon.

Upper Paleolithic site Tuyana – a multi-proxy record of sedimentation and environmental history during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene in the Tunka rift valley, Baikal region

2019 ◽  
Vol 534 ◽  
pp. 138-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Shchetnikov ◽  
Elena V. Bezrukova ◽  
Galina G. Matasova ◽  
Alexey Yu Kazansky ◽  
Varvara V. Ivanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental History ◽  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Rift Valley ◽  
Baikal Region ◽  
Upper Paleolithic ◽  
Paleolithic Site ◽  
Proxy Record

Lithic assemblage from the Jingshuiwan Paleolithic site of the early Late Pleistocene in the Three Gorges, China

2010 ◽  
Vol 211 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 66-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuwen Pei ◽  
Xing Gao ◽  
Xingwu Feng ◽  
Fuyou Chen ◽  
Robin Dennell
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
Paleolithic Site ◽  
Lithic Assemblage ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Early Late

Luminescence dating of Youfangbei early late Pleistocene site, Nihewan Basin, North China

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Ying Lu ◽  
Xuefeng Sun ◽  
Hailong Zhao ◽  
Peiyang Tan
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
North China ◽  
Luminescence Dating ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Paleolithic Site ◽  
Nihewan Basin ◽  
Infrared Stimulated Luminescence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Early Late ◽  
Small Flake

Abstract Sites dated to the early late Pleistocene are still limited in North China, which has hindered the detailed analysis of the development of Paleolithic industries in the late Pleistocene in this area. The Youfangbei (YFB) site is a newly excavated small-flake-tool Paleolithic site near the Youfang (YF) microblade site in the Nihewan Basin, North China. Because the small-flake-tool industry still existed in the late part of the late Pleistocene and might be related to the emergence of microlithic industries, the relationship between the two sites needs to be determined through a chronological study. Two profiles were excavated, and most of the artifact assemblages were unearthed in the lower profile (T1) from a depth of 0.9 m from the bottom. In this study, the feldspar post-infrared infrared stimulated luminescence method was applied to determine the age of the YFB site. Results showed that the upper profile was deposited from 86–0.5 ka, and the cultural layer in T1 yielded age of 124–82 ka, corresponding to Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5, with an irregular but generally mild climate. The age of the YFB site is too old to be directly related to that of the YF site, but it partly bridges a chronological gap of human occupation in the Nihewan Basin.

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