The structure of climate variability across scales

CLE Franzke, S Barbosa, R Blender… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most intriguing facets of the climate system is that it exhibits variability across all
temporal and spatial scales; pronounced examples are temperature and precipitation. The …

Holocene stable isotope record of insolation and rapid climate change in a stalagmite from the Zagros of Iran

JE Andrews, SA Carolin, EN Peckover, A Marca… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
We explore Holocene climatic changes recorded by geochemical proxies in a single, well-
dated, stalagmite from the northern Zagros Mountains of Iran, a region where stalagmite …

The atmospheric moisture budget in the Mediterranean: Mechanisms for seasonal changes in the Last Glacial Maximum and future warming scenario

R D'Agostino, P Lionello - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
We have investigated the sensitivity of the Mediterranean atmospheric moisture budget (PE)
to large global mean temperature changes and the mechanisms for its seasonal changes …

Modelling Last Glacial Maximum ice cap with the Parallel Ice Sheet Model to infer palaeoclimate in south‐west Turkey

A Candaş, MA Sarikaya, O Köse… - Journal of Quaternary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Modelling palaeoglaciers in mountainous terrain is challenging due to the need for detailed
ice flow computations in relatively narrow and steep valleys, high‐resolution climate …

Suborbital hydrological variability inferred from coupled benthic and planktic foraminiferal‐based proxies in the southeastern Mediterranean during the last 19 ka

S Le Houedec, M Mojtahid, E Bicchi… - Paleoceanography …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We present a high‐resolution study covering the past 19 ka from the southeastern
Mediterranean Sea, based on benthic foraminiferal faunas and their stable oxygen and …

Modelling ancient areas for date palms (Phoenix species: Arecaceae): Bayesian analysis of biological and cultural evidence

D Rivera, J Abellán, JA Palazón, C Obón… - Botanical Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Our aim in this study is to build a model for the expansion of date palms (Phoenix spp.,
Arecaceae) that can be linked to domestication processes. Palaeontological and …

[HTML][HTML] Hunting in the skies: Dating, paleoenvironment and archaeology at the late Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Naḥal Roded 110, Eilat Mountains, Israel

M Birkenfeld, U Avner, DE Mayer… - … de préhistoire et …, 2020 - journals.openedition.org
This paper presents findings from the first season of excavations conducted at the mountain-
top site of Naḥal Roded 110, located in the southern Negev Desert near Eilat, Israel. Both …

Combination of remote sensing, GIS and palaeohydrologic remarks for promoting the exploitation of water resources in the Sahara: cases from the Red Sea Coast …

M Yousif - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2020 - Springer
The current work presents an integrated approach to maximize groundwater exploitation
under Sahara conditions. The approach includes investigation of palaeohydrology, remote …

The genesis of the textile industry from adorned nudity to ritual regalia: the changing role of fibre crafts and their evolving techniques of manufacture in the ancient …

J Levy - 2020 - torrossa.com
The Pottery Neolithic of the Mediterranean zone of the southern Levant consists of three
primary cultural entities (from early to late): the Yarmukian, the Lodian/Jericho IX and Wadi …

[PDF][PDF] Diversity of plant niches available for hominin settlement during upper Bed I-Lower Bed II: A phytolith perspective, Oldupai Gorge (Tanzania)

MP Itambu - 2020 - prism.ucalgary.ca
This research focused on reconstructing the diversity of plant landscapes that framed
hominin evolution in Oldupai Gorge. The study had two main overarching goals with …