Unravelling fluvial deposition and pedogenesis in ephemeral stream deposits in the vicinity of the prehistoric rock shelter of Ifri n'Ammar (NE Morocco) during the last 100 ka
Morocco; environmental change; luminescence dating; micromorphology; soil formation; human occupation
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Bartz, Melanie; Universität zu Köln
Rixhon; Universität zu Köln
Kehl, Martin; Universität zu Köln
El Ouahabi, Meriam ; Université de Liège > Département de géologie > Argiles, géochimie et environnements sédimentaires
Klasen, Nicole; Universität zu Köln
Brill, Dominik; Universität zu Köln
Weniger, Gerd-Christian; Neanderthal Museum
Mikdad, Abdeslam; Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine (INSAP), Rabat/Morocco
Brückner, Helmut; Universität zu Köln
Language :
English
Title :
Unravelling fluvial deposition and pedogenesis in ephemeral stream deposits in the vicinity of the prehistoric rock shelter of Ifri n'Ammar (NE Morocco) during the last 100 ka
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