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Hominin dispersals and the middle palaeolithic of Arabia

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This thesis tests models on the dispersal of hominin populations in the Upper Pleistocene, specifically in relation to the Arabian Peninsula. It does so by conducting a quantified comparison of lithic assemblages from northeast Africa and southwest Asia. Lithic data from new excavations at the Jubbah Palaeolake in northern Saudi Arabia is compared to assemblages from Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Jordan, Iran, Oman and other localities in Saudi Arabia. This is the first detailed inter-regional s...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
History Faculty
Oxford college:
Wolfson College
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SSD
Department:
School of Archaeology
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Supervisor
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Funding agency for:
Groucutt, H
Grant:
148377
Publication date:
2012
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
Oxford University, UK
Language:
English
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Local pid:
ora:7051
Deposit date:
2013-07-19

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