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Stone availability, not water alone, determined early human desert settlement

Nature publishes commentary contextualizing Rub' al Khali findings

3 Oct 28 · 14d ago · 2 articles · 1 source · development 3 of 3

Emanuele Cancellieri provides accompanying analysis in Nature News, noting that while climate and freshwater availability are expected to shape human dispersal in deserts, the Rub' al Khali study demonstrates water alone does not predict occupation.

Nature publishes commentary contextualizing Rub' al Khali findings
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Rudolf W. Dellmour Lead researcherEmanuele Cancellieri Commentary author, ICArEHB

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