As a geographic connection between Africa and the rest of Eurasia, the Arabian Peninsula
occupies a central position in elucidating hominin evolution and dispersals. Arabia has been …

The timing and extent of palaeoenvironmental connections between northeast Africa, the
Levant and the Arabian Peninsula during the Middle and Late Pleistocene are critical to …

Despite the numerous studies proposing early human population expansions from Africa
into Arabia during the Late Pleistocene, no archaeological sites have yet been discovered in …

Based on four decades of research by Professor Andrew Goudie, this volume provides a
state-of-the-art synthesis of our understanding of desert geomorphology. It presents a truly …

Freshwater availability is critical for human survival, and in the Saharo-Arabian desert belt
repeated fluctuations between aridity and humidity over the Quaternary mean the …

Abstract Uplift of the Al Hajar Mountains in Oman has been related to either Late Cretaceous
ophiolite obduction or the Neogene Zagros collision. To test these hypotheses, the cooling …

The Arabian Peninsula is a key region for understanding hominin dispersals and the effect
of climate change on prehistoric demography, although little information on these topics is …

Past climates and environments experienced by the Saharo-Arabian desert belt are of prime
importance for palaeoclimatic and palaeoanthropological research. On orbital timescales …

To disperse out of sub-Saharan Africa, it was necessary for hominins to cross the deserts of
either the Sahara and/or Arabia. Thus, understanding the palaeoclimate of the Saharo …

Changing climatic conditions are thought to be a major control of human presence in Arabia
during the Paleolithic. Whilst the Pleistocene archaeological record shows that periods of …