Human dispersals out of Africa via the Levant

0575654 - GFÚ 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Abbas, M. - Lai, Z. P. - Jansen, John D. - Tu, H. - Alqudah, M. - Xu, X. - Al-Saqarat, B. S. - Al Hseinat, M. - Ou, X. - Petraglia, M. D. - Carling, P. A.
Human dispersals out of Africa via the Levant.
Science Advances. Roč. 9, č. 40 (2023), č. článku eadi6838. ISSN 2375-2548. E-ISSN 2375-2548
Institutional support: RVO:67985530
Keywords : Southern Jordan * Pleistocene * Holocene
OECD category: Geology
Impact factor: 13.6, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adi6838

Homo sapiens dispersed from Africa into Eurasia multiple times in the Middle and Late Pleistocene. The route, across northeastern Africa into the Levant, is a viable terrestrial corridor, as the present harsh southern Levant would probably have been savannahs and grasslands during the last interglaciation. Here, we document wetland sediments with luminescence ages falling in the last interglaciation in the southern Levant, showing protracted phases of moisture availability. Wetland sediments in Wadi Gharandal containing Levallois artifacts yielded an age of 84 ka. Our findings support the growing consensus for a well-watered Jordan Rift Valley that funneled migrants into western Asia and northern Arabia.
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