id
	10716
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/10716
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Reconstruction of Epipaleolithic settlement and “climatic refugia” in the Zagros Mountains during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)
Creator
	Kafash, Anooshe
	Yousefi, Masoud
	Ghasidian, Elham
Date
	2023
Language
	eng
Rights
	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Abstract
	The Iranian Plateau is an important geographical unit located in a key potential region for the Pleistocene population dispersals across Eurasia. Despite its important location and a long history of archaeological investigations, the Epipaleolithic sites distribution pattern and connectivity remained less explored compared to the Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods. In this study we used ecological niche modelling (Generalized Linear Models, Generalized Additive Models, Generalized Boosting Models, Maximum Entropy Modelling and Random Forest), together with corridor mapping methods, to reconstruct the Epipaleolithic settlements and their connectivity in the Zagros Mountains. We showed that the central parts and the western slopes of the Zagros Mountains were the most suitable areas for Epipaleolithic settlement during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Topographic complexity was the most important variable in shaping Epipaleolithic settlement distribution with a positive association. The niche model and corridors maps developed for the Epipaleolithic humans show areas potentially suitable for the presence of Epipaleolithic settlements but no site has been discovered in this area so far. Thus, these areas are having high priority for future field excavations.
Is Part Of
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/2002
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Doi
	https://doi.org/10.19282/ac.34.1.2023.24
Issue
	1
Pages
	217-224
Uri
	https://www.archcalc.cnr.it/journal/articles/1245
Volume
	34
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/WKTNM3LT/item-list

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