Geoarchaeological research on site formation process, paleoenvironment, and human behaviors in the early Holocene of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.

ABSTRACT: This paper presents a rare example of the multi-proxy investigation results on the prehistoric settlement from vast areas of the Mongolian Gobi Desert, where, during favorable climatic conditions, postglacial hunter-gatherer groups occupied a seasonal lake district. The geoarchaeological research conducted at site FV92, located at the Luulityn Toirom Paleolake, provides insight into the problem of human relations with the changing environment of the Early Holocene, as well as the problem of the site formation process in the Gobi area. Sedimentological studies and luminescence dating of the Luulityn Toirom Lake sediments indicate the presence of the lake and favorable environmental conditions for human settlement in the Early Holocene in the period before 8130 ± 83 BP. Spatial analyses of t

SUBMITTER: Michalec G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12404557 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature