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Arlene M. Rosen
Researcher at University of Texas at Austin
Publications - 99
Citations - 2940
Arlene M. Rosen is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Austin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Phytolith & Holocene. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 96 publications receiving 2648 citations. Previous affiliations of Arlene M. Rosen include University College London & Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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Preliminary Identification of Silica Skeletons from Near Eastern Archaeological Sites: An Anatomical Approach
TL;DR: In this paper, a taxa of wheat, barley, date palm, and three genera of weedy grasses were identified within Levantine archaeological sites based on phytolith evidence.
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Civilizing Climate: Social Responses to Climate Change in the Ancient Near East
TL;DR: The role of climate change in the origins of agriculture in the Southern Levant has been investigated in this paper, where the authors present a tool for understanding Paleoenvironments of the Near East.
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Identifying ancient irrigation: a new method using opaline phytoliths from emmer wheat
Arlene M. Rosen,Stephen Weiner +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a method for identifying ancient irrigation based on recognizing the increased deposition of silica in irrigated cereals was proposed, which can be used as evidence for prehistoric irrigation.
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Climate change, adaptive cycles, and the persistence of foraging economies during the late Pleistocene/Holocene transition in the Levant
TL;DR: The combination of three adaptive cycles results in a model of human adaptation, showing potential for great sustainability of Levantine foraging systems even under adverse climatic conditions.
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Human Behavioral Organization in the Middle Paleolithic: Were Neanderthals Different?
Donald O. Henry,Harold J. Hietala,Arlene M. Rosen,Yuri E. Demidenko,Vitaliy I. Usik,Teresa L. Armagan +5 more
TL;DR: A detailed spatial analysis of artifacts and related evidence from stratified living floors within a 49-69 k.y.a. rock shelter site, Tor Faraj, in southern Jordan is presented in this article.