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Palaeolimnology and archaeology of Holocene deposits north-east of Lake Turkana, Kenya

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Geological, diatom, pollen and archaeological studies, supported by 24 original radiocarbon dates, provide new evidence to illustrate the Holocene history of Lake Turkana, Kenya. High and intermediate lake levels are recorded between 10,000 and about 3,000 yr BP, with a general regression during the later Holocene. Archaeological finds document the transition from a fishing-based economy to pastoralism.

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  1. Department of Geological Sciences, Queen Mary College, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

    R. B. Owen & R. W. Renaut

  2. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, St Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 13617, USA

    J. W. Barthelme

  3. Laboratoire de Géologic du Quaternaire, CNRS-Case 907, Luminy, 13288, Marseille, Cédex 2, France

    A. Vincens

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Owen, R., Barthelme, J., Renaut, R. et al. Palaeolimnology and archaeology of Holocene deposits north-east of Lake Turkana, Kenya. Nature 298, 523–529 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/298523a0

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