Pollen analysis from Early and Middle Holocene archaeological sites in the Blue Nile area, Central Sudan

[EN] Palynological analysis has been carried out on six samples collected from two Early Holocene sites (Sheikh Mustafa and El Mahalab) and one Middle Holocene site (Sheikh el Amin) in the Blue Nile area, Central Sudan. The taphonomic problems derived from the sedimentary contexts studied here are d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: López Sáez, José Antonio, López García, Pilar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/8606
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/8606
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Archaeopalynology
Holocene
Central Sudan
Arqueopalinología
Holoceno
Sudán Central
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Sumario:[EN] Palynological analysis has been carried out on six samples collected from two Early Holocene sites (Sheikh Mustafa and El Mahalab) and one Middle Holocene site (Sheikh el Amin) in the Blue Nile area, Central Sudan. The taphonomic problems derived from the sedimentary contexts studied here are discussed. The results of the analysis indicate that natural (and to some extent anthropic) factors shaped a savanna-grassland type of environment during Early-Middle Holocene in the area being studied.