Structural position of the Pleistocene Gesher Benot Ya'aqov site in the Dead Sea Rift zone

N. Goren-Inbar*, S. Belitzky

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Abstract

Newly discovered outcrops of the middle Pleistocene Benot Ya'aqov Formation are strongly disturbed due to recent tectonic activity along the Dead Sea Rift. The lacustrine-fluviatile sediments of this formation comprise the littoral facies of a paleo-lake that occupied the adjacent Hula Basin. Acheulian artifacts, found embedded in the formation, have typical African characteristics. The geographical position of the site (the northern extension of the East African Red Sea Rift System) is important for understanding hominid diffusion from Africa to Eurasia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-376
Number of pages6
JournalQuaternary Research
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1989

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