Research Articles
Climatic changes and cultural transformations in Farafra oasis, Egypt
Author:
Fekri Hassan
UCL Institute of Archaeology, GB
Abstract
A long-term international investigation of the geoarchaeology and prehistory of Farafra oasis in the Egyptian Sahara is revealing how a series of abrupt short-term climatic changes during the past 12,000 years restructured patterns of human settlement and subsistence. Increasing aridity eventually prompted Neolithic desert dwellers to migrate to and settle in the Nile valley.
How to Cite:
Hassan, F., 2003. Climatic changes and cultural transformations in Farafra oasis, Egypt. Archaeology International, 7, pp.35–39. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ai.0710
Published on
23 Oct 2003.
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