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Human dispersals out of Africa via the Levant

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Human dispersals out of Africa via the Levant. / Abbas, Mahmoud; Lai, Zhongping; Jansen, John D et al.
In: Science Advances, Vol. 9, No. 40, eadi6838, 01.10.2023.

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Abbas, M, Lai, Z, Jansen, JD, Tu, H, Alqudah, M, Xu, X, Al-Saqarat, BS, Al Hseinat, M, Ou, X, Petraglia, MD & Carling, PA 2023, 'Human dispersals out of Africa via the Levant', Science Advances, vol. 9, no. 40, eadi6838. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi6838

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Abbas, M., Lai, Z., Jansen, J. D., Tu, H., Alqudah, M., Xu, X., Al-Saqarat, B. S., Al Hseinat, M., Ou, X., Petraglia, M. D., & Carling, P. A. (2023). Human dispersals out of Africa via the Levant. Science Advances, 9(40), Article eadi6838. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi6838

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Abbas M, Lai Z, Jansen JD, Tu H, Alqudah M, Xu X et al. Human dispersals out of Africa via the Levant. Science Advances. 2023 Oct 1;9(40):eadi6838. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adi6838

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Abbas, Mahmoud ; Lai, Zhongping ; Jansen, John D et al. / Human dispersals out of Africa via the Levant. In: Science Advances. 2023 ; Vol. 9, No. 40.

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abstract = "Homo sapiens dispersed from Africa into Eurasia multiple times in the Middle and Late Pleistocene. The route, across northeastern Africa into the Levant, is a viable terrestrial corridor, as the present harsh southern Levant would probably have been savannahs and grasslands during the last interglaciation. Here, we document wetland sediments with luminescence ages falling in the last interglaciation in the southern Levant, showing protracted phases of moisture availability. Wetland sediments in Wadi Gharandal containing Levallois artifacts yielded an age of 84 ka. Our findings support the growing consensus for a well-watered Jordan Rift Valley that funneled migrants into western Asia and northern Arabia.",
author = "Mahmoud Abbas and Zhongping Lai and Jansen, {John D} and Hua Tu and Mohammad Alqudah and Xiaolin Xu and Al-Saqarat, {Bety S} and {Al Hseinat}, Mu'ayyad and Xianjiao Ou and Petraglia, {Michael D} and Carling, {Paul A}",
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AU - Abbas, Mahmoud

AU - Lai, Zhongping

AU - Jansen, John D

AU - Tu, Hua

AU - Alqudah, Mohammad

AU - Xu, Xiaolin

AU - Al-Saqarat, Bety S

AU - Al Hseinat, Mu'ayyad

AU - Ou, Xianjiao

AU - Petraglia, Michael D

AU - Carling, Paul A

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