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Eastern Desert, eastern desert, Neolithic Egypt, neolithic egypt, Arid Environments, arid environments, wood charcoal, Wood charcoal, Domestic ovicarpines, domestic ovicaprines, age calibration, sahara, occupation, vegetation, evolution, period, Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Geography, Physical, Geosciences, Multidisciplinary, Physical Geography, Geology, Arid environments, Domestic ovicaprines, AGE CALIBRATION, EASTERN DESERT, SAHARA, OCCUPATION, VEGETATION, 0403 Geology, 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience, 2101 Archaeology, Paleontology, 3705 Geology, 3709 Physical geography and environmental geoscience, 4301 Archaeology

Abstract:

The Tree Shelter site dates to the Early to Mid-Holocene (8000 to 4900 C-14 yr BP). Present conditions around the site are hyperarid, but charcoal remains indicate less severe aridity at the time of its occupation. The environment around the site then supported a rich wadi vegetation, which allowed hunting during the Epipaleolithic and herding during the Neolithic occupation. Although more favorable than today, the environmental conditions also displayed a desert character and seem to have limited the range of domestic herbivores introduced in the area. (C) 2008 University of Washington. All Fights reserved.