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

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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• PaleoResearch Institute

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