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Palynology of Pleistocene Travertines from the Arava Valley, Israel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Mina Weinstein-Evron
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Abstract

Pollen samples from the Arava travertines, dated to oxygen isotope stages 5 and 7, show relatively high arboreal pollen levels. These spectra are probably a result of an expansion of the Mediterranean maquis in Transjordan, which indicates periods of wetter climatic conditions. These periods probably represent humid fluctuations within stages 5 and 7.

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Quaternary Research , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 82 - 88
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University of Washington

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