Scientific Archaeology | Cosmogenic nuclides | Dating methods | Palaeolithic | Czech Academy of Sciences | Fieldwork Oman, Ukraine, Czechia,etc. | @Arduq_Arabia
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Climate records show when Arabia turned green. Our new @Nature paper asks what else MP humans needed, stones for lithic tools. Using the Rub' al Khali as a case study, with years of work in southern Arabia, we show people settled where water and stone met.
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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The sands of the Arabian peninsula were once dotted with lakes that teemed with life, but early humans avoided them unless they came with easy access to stone for tool-making newscientist.com/article/259…
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Nature research paper: Stone and water governed early human settlement of the desert
go.nature.com/4ipLEpO
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The sands of the Arabian peninsula were once dotted with lakes that teemed with life, but early humans avoided them unless they came with easy access to stone for tool-making newscientist.com/article/259…
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Fresh water in deserts often points to sites with signs of early humans and stone tools. But, in Arabia’s Rub’ al Khali region, water alone does not predict occupation
go.nature.com/486O0FD
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New open access article! Stone and water governed early human settlement of the desert by R. W. Dellmour, E. Coco, O. Samawi, M.Al Kindi, A. Al Mahrooqi, M. R. Bebber, M. I. Eren, M. Harzhauser, R. Garba & J. I. Rose
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Short podcast from @Nature podacst series covering our recent paper doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-1… 👉This Arabian desert was once a lush paradise. Why did ancient humans avo... youtu.be/_0MAkxE_CDs?si=bUYQ… via @YouTube
Here's a tip for your weekend viewing 👉watch this short 12-minute video about our recent study in @Nature 👉Why did ancient humans avoid this lush paradise? youtu.be/DqB_edhGAyg?si=tRZr… via @YouTube
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🏜️Water alone didn’t drive early human settlement of Arabia: a survey of the #RubAlKhali found ancient lakes but no stone tools. #ICArEHB researchers Coco, Samawi & Rose co-author this open access Nature study.
🔗doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-1…
#Archaeology
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Book your tickets!!
The @RoyalAnthro Huxley Lecture by Rob Foley on November 30 2026 @ 5:30 am - 7:30 pm at the Linean Society 😍🤩!!
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I commented on the really interesting new study by @samawi_osama and colleagues on the Stone Age of southern Arabia and what governed occupations of early hunter-gatherers - viable tool stones play a key role! newscientist.com/article/259…
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Stone and water governed early human settlement of the desert nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Climate records show when Arabia turned green. Our new @Nature paper asks what else MP humans needed, stones for lithic tools. Using the Rub' al Khali as a case study, with years of work in southern Arabia, we show people settled where water and stone met.
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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At the transitional site of Tor Sadaf, Jordan, two adjacent squares reveal two different technological phases, Upper Palaeolithic bladelets in the upper square, while ~40 cm deeper, blade production with faceted platforms points to a possible Initial Upper Palaeolithic phase.
I am always amused to see my rare surname in a namesake situations. Not only an early hominin site in Ethiopia called Garba IV, but also a Garbanation audio channel with Garba songs. Garba is a famous Indian wedding dance which has even been inscribed on the UNESCO list! 😊
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I'm thrilled to be the Guest Editor of the new @NaturePortfolio Collection on "𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣". This cross-journal collection includes publications in @CommsBio, @SciReports, @NatureComms & @NatureGenet.
+Info here:
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Lebanon: 400,000 years of climate and landscape history rediscovered phys.org/news/2026-09-lebano… via @physorg_com
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his year’s UISPP Congress in Poznań, Poland, truly stayed with me. I presented two talks on Bawe Yawan Rockshelter, one on the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition and another on its rock symbols. I learned so much, met old friends, and had a wonderful time! #UISPP2026
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Woman, from Zlaty Kun, Czech Republic, ~45,000 years ago. Zlaty Kun and related H. sapiens from Ranis, in Germany are not closely related to any living humans. Tools (LRJ Complex) suggest these people lived in northern Europe from Poland into Czechia, Germany, England, and Wales.
