Book contents
- Quaternary of the Levant
- Quaternary of the Levant
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Quaternary of the Levant
- Part I: The Evolution of Current Landscapes and Basins
- Part II: Palaeoclimates
- Part III: Archaeology of Human Evolution
- Part IV: Palaeoecology
- 38 Palaeolithic Vegetal Diet in the Southern Levant
- 39 Pollen as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Levant
- 40 The Archaeozoological Record in a Changing Environment of the Late Middle to the Late Pleistocene
- 41 Biogeography and Palaeoecology of the Early Pleistocene Large Mammals in the Levant
- 42 The Kaleidoscope of Mammalian Faunas during the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene in the Southern Levant
- 43 Fish Exploitation during the Quaternary
- 44 The Exploitation of Aquatic Resources during the Quaternary
- 45 Fossil-Based Reconstructions of Ancient Water Bodies in the Levantine Deserts
- Part V: Quaternary Geomorphology
- Part VI: Humans in the Levant
- Index
- Plate section
- References
45 - Fossil-Based Reconstructions of Ancient Water Bodies in the Levantine Deserts
from Part IV: - Palaeoecology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 May 2017
Book contents
- Quaternary of the Levant
- Quaternary of the Levant
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Quaternary of the Levant
- Part I: The Evolution of Current Landscapes and Basins
- Part II: Palaeoclimates
- Part III: Archaeology of Human Evolution
- Part IV: Palaeoecology
- 38 Palaeolithic Vegetal Diet in the Southern Levant
- 39 Pollen as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Levant
- 40 The Archaeozoological Record in a Changing Environment of the Late Middle to the Late Pleistocene
- 41 Biogeography and Palaeoecology of the Early Pleistocene Large Mammals in the Levant
- 42 The Kaleidoscope of Mammalian Faunas during the Terminal Pleistocene and Holocene in the Southern Levant
- 43 Fish Exploitation during the Quaternary
- 44 The Exploitation of Aquatic Resources during the Quaternary
- 45 Fossil-Based Reconstructions of Ancient Water Bodies in the Levantine Deserts
- Part V: Quaternary Geomorphology
- Part VI: Humans in the Levant
- Index
- Plate section
- References
Summary
Pleistocene fine-grained and carbonate-rich sediments in the arid southern Levant have been commonly described as ancient lake deposits. A re-assessment of sediments from Nahal Zihor (Negev Desert), Wadi Gharandal (Araba Valley) and the Al Jafr Basin (Jordan Plateau) focused on analysis of calcareous fossils and revealed that lakes only existed in Nahal Zihor. Sediments in Wadi Gharandal were formed by a stream on an alluvial plain with shallow ponds and wetlands. Wetlands including small streams and temporary ponds also existed in the Al Jafr Basin. Gastropod shells and ostracod valves are the key remains which can be used to define specific environmental settings and to differentiate between lake and wetland deposits. Lake sediments can be generally distinguished from those of less stable and smaller aquatic habitats through a higher number of preserved ostracod valves and recorded taxa, and the presence or absence of shells from terrestrial snails.
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- Quaternary of the LevantEnvironments, Climate Change, and Humans, pp. 381 - 390Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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