Possible paleohydrologic and paleoclimatic effects on hominin migration and occupation of the Levantine Middle Paleolithic

A Frumkin, O Bar-Yosef, HP Schwarcz - Journal of Human Evolution, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper explores the impact of major glacial/interglacial paleohydrologic variations in the
Middle-Paleolithic Levant on hominin migration and occupation. The climatic reconstruction …

Hypogene speleogenesis: Hydrogeological and Morphogenetic Perspective NCKRI-Special Paper 1

AB Klimchouk - 2007 - digitalcommons.usf.edu
This book, the first in a new series by the National Cave and Karst Research Institute, draws
on international examples and the international experience of author Dr. Alexander …

Morphogenesis of hypogenic caves

A Klimchouk - Geomorphology, 2009 - Elsevier
Hypogenic speleogenesis is the formation of solution-enlarged permeability structures by
waters ascending to a cave-forming zone from below in leaky confined conditions, where …

Multiscale geological-geophysical characterization of the epigenic origin and deeply buried paleokarst system in Tahe Oilfield, Tarim Basin

F Tian, Q Di, Q **, F Cheng, W Zhang, L Lin… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
The irregular structures of paleokarst systems are among the major factors resulting in
carbonate reservoir heterogeneity, which restricts the further exploration of paleokarst …

Paleoclimatology of the levant from zalmon cave speleothems, the northern Jordan valley, Israel

J Keinan, M Bar-Matthews, A Ayalon… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Levant region of Israel, located along the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, is
characterized by Mediterranean climate, but sixty km eastwards towards the Dead Sea Rift …

The chronology of the late Lower Paleolithic in the Levant based on U–Th ages of speleothems from Qesem Cave, Israel

A Gopher, A Ayalon, M Bar-Matthews, R Barkai… - Quaternary …, 2010 - Elsevier
We present here the results of a U–Th dating project at Qesem Cave, a Middle Pleistocene,
late Lower Paleolithic site in Israel. It provides 54 new MC-ICP-MS U–Th ages for …

Speleogenesis, geometry, and topology of caves: A quantitative study of 3D karst conduits

J Jouves, S Viseur, B Arfib, C Baudement, H Camus… - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Karst systems are hierarchically spatially organized three-dimensional (3D) networks of
conduits behaving as drains for groundwater flow. Recently, geostatistical approaches …

Pliocene–Pleistocene climate of the northern margin of Saharan–Arabian Desert recorded in speleothems from the Negev Desert, Israel

A Vaks, J Woodhead, M Bar-Matthews, A Ayalon… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Middle–Late Pliocene climate was 2–3° C warmer than today, but with similar levels of
atmospheric CO2. This period reflects climate conditions expected in the near future, and is …

[PDF][PDF] RESEARCH FRONTIERS IN SPELEOGENESIS. DOMINANT PROCESSES, HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTING CAVE PATTERNS.

P Audra, AN Palmer - Acta Carsologica, 2015 - researchgate.net
RESEARCH FRONTIERS IN SPELEOGENESIS. DOMINANT PROCESSES,
HyDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTING CAVE PATTERNS NOVA …

Evolution of multilevel caves in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain) and its relation to human occupation

AI Ortega, A Benito-Calvo, A Pérez-González… - Geomorphology, 2013 - Elsevier
The evolution of the Torcas cave system (Sierra de Atapuerca) is analysed in order to shed
light on the formation of the Atapuerca archaeological sites and human occupation in the …