F uel and Vegetation at asa K oma (Republic o F d jibouti ) du R ing the s econd m illennium bc

摘要: Charcoal analyses were performed on hearths and ash layers from a seasonally occupied Neolithic dwelling site in the eastern lowlands of Horn Africa, dated to first half second millennium BC. It was suggested by an earlier study that predominance two taxa, Suaeda (seablite)/Chenopodiaceae Salvadora persica (saltbush), could be over-representation due selection wood for specialized use, i.e. fish processing. In this study, we show can ruled out, characteristics charcoal spectra explained terms past vegetation composition. We suggest arid steppe plant formations prevailed, which most fauna hunted, nearby water channel not active all year round. Resume