POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT FROM WADI MATAHA AND WADI MATAHA 2, PETRA, JORDAN

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2005

Summary

Thirteen pollen samples from Wadi Mataha, and six from Wadi Mataha 2, Jordan, were examined for pollen content. A few of these samples represent modern deposits examined as controls to understand pollen dispersal and representation of local and regional vegetation. In addition, archaeological samples represent Early Natufian, Late Natufian, and Kebaran occupations. One sample was examined from a burial. Examination of these samples was aimed at defining recovery of pollen and obtaining a pollen signature for various time periods. All human occupation levels (Kebaran, Early Natufian, and Late Natufian) were of particular interest, because they fall within the Younger Dryas, a period that should be considerably wetter than recent and drier than previous periods.

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POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT FROM WADI MATAHA AND WADI MATAHA 2, PETRA, JORDAN. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2005-097, 2000-021. 2005 ( tDAR id: 379330) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8VX0FZ8

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Keywords

Culture
Early Natufian • Kebaran • Late Natufian

Material
Pollen • Sediment

Site Name
Wadi Mataha • Wadi Mataha 2

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
00-021 • 05-097 • Pollen Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Jordan

Spatial Coverage

min long: 34.948; min lat: 29.171 ; max long: 39.298; max lat: 33.395 ;

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Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 2005-097; 2000-021

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