Paléolacs et peuplements holocènes du Yémen : le Ramlat As-Sabat’ayn

International audience ; The surveys in the Ramlat as-Sabat'ayn started in 1983 and several prehistoric periods have been recognized from the Lower Palaeolithic up to the Bronze Age according to the lithic industry and to many structures. Only one period could accurately be dated about 7,500 BP through the discovery of a paleolake, which corresponds to the early Holocene and which is related to the period of climatic improvement resulting from the intensification of the Indian monsoon. The filling up of this lake starts as early as 8,700 BP. The vegetal environment corresponds to steppic condi... Mehr ...