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WE summarise here the first continuous stratigraphic sequence for the late Quaternary of the African continent, derived from a detailed study of the evolution of an intertropical lake: Lake Abhé (11°N, 42°E) (Fig. 1). For the interval 20,000–0 b.p., this record complements and amplifies existing knowledge, and it also throws valuable new light on the preceding period. It provides evidence for important late Pleistocene climatic changes at the eastern end of the Sahel zone.
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GASSE, F. Evolution of Lake Abhé (Ethiopia and TFAI), from 70,000 b.p.. Nature 265, 42–45 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/265042a0
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