Lithic landscapes: early human impact from stone tool production on the central Saharan environment.

Humans have had a major impact on the environment. This has been particularly intense in the last millennium but has been noticeable since the development of food production and the associated higher population densities in the last 10,000 years. The use of fire and over-exploitation of large mammal...

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Main Authors: Robert A Foley, Marta Mirazón Lahr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4356577?pdf=render