Holocene lake and shallow water sediments at mograt Island, Sudan

• Autorzy: Dittrich A. , Neogi S.

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DOI

10.1515/squa-2017-0001

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents the results of stratigraphic excavation and soil studies carried out at Mograt Island, the largest of the Nilotic islands in Sudan. Due to its restricted insular environments, Holocene alluvial deposits were observed to be interlocked with archaeological remains of different periods, allowing for a combined chronostratigraphic approach to study both cultural and climatic events. To better understand the environmental context through soil components and pedological features at a microscopic scale, soil block samples were accordingly collected and studied by the application of soil micromorphology. This approach provides insights into the history of Nile terrace aggradation through the suspension of Nile sediment loads under stillwater conditions as well as of the periodical establishment of shallow water pools at the islands’ plateaus by the surface run-off from local rains. Since these patterns vary significantly from the present situation, they offer a key to the scenario in which specific early agricultural and animal herding practices evolved.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Holocene; Nile Valley; insular environments; palaeolakes; soil micromorphology

• Wydawca: Institute of Geological Science Polish Academy of Science
• Czasopismo: Studia Quaternaria
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 34, Nr 1
• Strony: 9--21
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., tab., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Dittrich A.

• Hausburgstr. 24, 10249 Berlin, Germany

autor

Neogi S.

• University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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