Early human settlements in Northern Africa: paleomagnetic evidence from the Ain Hanech Formation (northeastern Algeria)

SummaryFour volcanic rocks from northern Tunisia and a syntectonic granite from northeastern Algeria were dated by the K—Ar method. The stratigraphic position of the dated rocks is determined mainly by their relationship to biostratigraphically calibrated Miocene tectonism. The K—Ar age of the granite, which is younger than latest Burdigalian and older than Early Tortonian, is 16.8 m.y. (*15.8 m.y. calculated with western decay constants). Rhyodacite at 10.9 (*10.4), rhyolite at 8.8 (*8.3), basalt at 7.3 (*6.9) and adesite at 7.0 (*6.7) m.y. are all apparently younger than Lower Tortonian.

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Middle to late Holocene environmental evolution of the Pisa coastal plain (Tuscany, Italy) and early human settlements

Quaternary International ◽

10.1016/j.quaint.2013.03.030 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 303 ◽

pp. 93-106 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

A. Amorosi ◽

M. Bini ◽

S. Giacomelli ◽

M. Pappalardo ◽

C. Ribecai ◽

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Keyword(s):

Coastal Plain ◽

Late Holocene ◽

Environmental Evolution ◽

Human Settlements ◽

Early Human

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The Genome Landscape of Tibetan Sheep Reveals Adaptive Introgression from Argali and the History of Early Human Settlements on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

Molecular Biology and Evolution ◽

10.1093/molbev/msy208 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 283-303 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Xiao-Ju Hu ◽

Ji Yang ◽

Xing-Long Xie ◽

Feng-Hua Lv ◽

Yin-Hong Cao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Tibetan Plateau ◽

Human Settlements ◽

Adaptive Introgression ◽

Tibetan Sheep ◽

History Of ◽

Early Human

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Evolution of Waterways and Early Human Settlements in the Eastern Baltic Area: Radiocarbon-Based Chronology

Radiocarbon ◽

10.1017/s0033822200042442 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 527-542 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

P M Dolukhanov ◽

A M Shukurov ◽

Kh A Arslanov ◽

D A Subetto ◽

G I Zaitseva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Karelian Isthmus ◽

Human Settlements ◽

The North ◽

Ladoga Lake ◽

Initial Settlement ◽

Neva River ◽

Baltic Area ◽

Early Human ◽

Eastern Baltic ◽

Rapid Regression

Newly obtained radiocarbon measurements are used to suggest that the initial settlement of the northeastern Baltic area was largely controlled by the Ladoga-Baltic waterway in the north of the Karelian Isthmus, which emerged ∼11,500 cal BP and remained in action for ∼7000 yr. The transgression of Ladoga Lake started ∼5000 cal BP and reached its maximum at ∼3000 cal BP (∼1100–1000 cal BC). The formation of a new outlet via the Neva River led to a rapid regression of the lake that stimulated the spread of farming populations.

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The large mammals from Tuozidong (eastern China) and the Early Pleistocene environmental availability for early human settlements

Quaternary International ◽

10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.014 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 295 ◽

pp. 73-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Wei Dong ◽

Jinyi Liu ◽

Yingsan Fang

Keyword(s):

Eastern China ◽

Early Pleistocene ◽

Large Mammals ◽

Human Settlements ◽

Environmental Availability ◽

Early Human

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Deltas and Humans

10.1093/oso/9780199764174.001.0001 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Thomas S. Bianchi

Keyword(s):

Human Populations ◽

Drainage Basins ◽

Human Settlements ◽

River Flooding ◽

River Deltas ◽

The World ◽

Management Plans ◽

Historical Relationship ◽

Flooding Events ◽

Early Human

Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of tides on river deltas around the world. The fertile soils of river deltas provided early human civilizations with a means of farming crops and obtaining seafood from the highly productive marshes and shallow coastal waters associated with deltas. However, this relationship has at times been both nurturing and tumultuous for the development of early civilizations. The vicissitudes of seasonal changes in river flooding events as well as frequently shifting deltaic soils made life for these early human settlements challenging. These natural transient processes that affect the supply of sediments to deltas today are in many ways very similar to what they have been over the millennia of human settlements. But something else has been altered in the natural rhythm of these cycles. The massive expansion of human populations around the world in both the lower and upper drainage basins of these large rivers have changed the manner in which sediments and water are delivered to deltas. Because of the high density of human populations found in these regions, humans have developed elaborate hydrological engineering schemes in an attempt to "tame" these deltas. The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world.

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