Crossing the Sahara: The Role of Climate in the early Human Occupation of North Africa

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• Hazel Reade (PhD Candidate Department of Archaeology)
• Tuesday 26 October 2010, 13:10-14:00
• Entertaining Room, Darwin College.

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Archaeological evidence indicates that the first modern humans arrived in North Africa around 100,000 years ago, and that the region has been populated to some extent ever since. Today, the Sahara Desert dominates the landscape, and hyper-arid conditions place much of the area at the very limit of human environmental tolerances. But was this the case in the past? Why did people first come to this region and what was the role of climate in this decision? Did subsequent climatic change affect these people, and if so, how? In this presentation I will review what is currently known about the relationship between humans and climate in North Africa. Using examples from my PhD research I will also discuss how we can expand our knowledge on this topic, particularly through the use of isotopic analysis.

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