@article{fdi:010052926,
  title = {{C}limate change and human occupation in the {S}outhern {A}rabian lowlands during the last deglaciation and the {H}olocene},
  author = {{L}{\'e}zine, {A}. {M}. and {R}obert, {C}. and {C}leuziou, {S}. and {I}nizan, {M}. {L}. and {B}raemer, {F}. and {S}ali{\`e}ge, {J}. {F}. and {S}ylvestre, {F}lorence and {T}iercelin, {J}. {J}. and {C}rassard, {R}. and {M}{\'e}ry, {S}. and {C}harpentier, {V}. and {S}teimer-{H}erbet, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}aleohydrological and archaeological evidence from the {S}outhern and {S}outh-{E}astern {A}rabian {P}eninsula reveal strong relations between phases of human settlements and climate change linked to the {I}ndian monsoon system. {D}uring the early to mid-{H}olocene, large fresh-water lakes extended in the lowland deserts of {R}amlat as-{S}ab'atayn ({Y}emen) and {W}ahiba {S}ands ({O}man), which were very similar to those occurring in the {N}orth, in the {R}ub' al-{K}hali ({S}audi {A}rabia), at that time. {M}any archaeological sites, characterized by scattered stone artefacts, ostrich-eggshells and bones around hearths, are related to this lacustrine phase, which culminated around 10 000-8000 cal yr {B}.{P}. in the lowland deserts before the lakes progressively dried up. {T}he last record of fresh-water bodies' extensions date back 7300 cal yr {B}.{P}. at {S}habwa ({Y}emen) and 7500 cal yr {B}.{P}. at al-{H}aid ({O}man). {T}hen, fresh-water was probably available only from seasonal run-off from adjacent highlands, where paleolakes persisted into the late {H}olocene. {D}ry climate conditions in the inland desert of {Y}emen during the late {H}olocene coincide with a phase of intensive human inhabitation as testified by development of irrigation in the piedmontane areas, numerous necropolises of built collective burials and houses.},
  keywords = {paleohydrology ; palynology ; clay mineralogy ; human settlements ; {Y}emen ; {O}man ; {A}rabian lowlands ; {H}olocene},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal and {P}lanetary {C}hange},
  volume = {72},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {412--428},
  ISSN = {0921-8181},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.gloplacha.2010.01.016},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010052926},
}