Acta Palaeobotanica 35(1): 163-166, 1995

Charcoals from Neolithic site at Nabta Playa (E-75-6), Egypt.

Summary: The results of the analysis of charcoals from in situ household hearths from an early Neolithic site (E-75-6) in the Nabta Playa, eastern Sahara, Egypt, are used for reconstructing the vegetation on the time and space limited scale. The interpretation of the results points to the presence of a primitive groundwater-bound oasis-like vegetation around a permanent or semi-permanent water body in the direct vicinity of the site at about 8000 yrs bp.

Keywords: anthracology, Neolithic, desert, archaeology, botany, oasis