The Middle Palaeolithic of the Nejd, Saudi Arabia by Groucutt, H, Breeze, P, Drake, N, Jennings, R, Parton, A, White, T, Shipton, C, Clark-Balzan, L, Al-Omari, A, Cuthbertson, P, Wedage, O, Bernal, M, Alsharekh, A, Petraglia, M

“…Here we report on the identification of five new Middle Palaeolithic sites from the Nejd of central Arabia and the southern margins of the Nefud Desert to the north. …”

Hominin dispersals and the middle palaeolithic of Arabia by Groucutt, H

“…While it is felt that the evidence presented broadly orientates the Upper Pleistocene Middle Palaeolithic of Arabia to dispersals from Africa, this suggestion is subsumed with a problematization of using lithic evidence to understand dispersals. …”

Guest editorial – The Middle Palaeolithic in the desert II by Blinkhorn, J, Scerri, E, Groucutt, H, Delagnes, A

“…<p>Research on Middle Palaeolithic occupations within the mid-latitude desert belt is enjoying a sustained surge of interest. …”

Middle Palaeolithic raw material procurement and early stage reduction at Jubbah, Saudi Arabia by Groucutt, H, Scerri, E, Amor, K, Shipton, C, Jennings, R, Parton, A, Clark-Balzan, L, Alsharekh, A, Petraglia, M

“…Several hundred Middle Palaeolithic (MP) archaeological sites have now been identified in the Arabian Peninsula. …”

Prehistory and palaeoenvironments of the western Nefud Desert, Saudi Arabia by Breeze, P, Groucutt, H, Drake, N, Louys, J, Scerri, E, Armitage, S, Zalmout, I, Memesh, A, Haptari, M, Soubhi, S, Matari, A, Zahir, M, Al-Omari, A, Alsharekh, A, Petraglia, M

“…Forty-six prehistoric archaeological sites have been identified in association with freshwater deposits, spanning the Lower Palaeolithic to the pre-Islamic Holocene. Lower Palaeolithic sites appear concentrated close to raw material sources near the Nefud fringe, despite the presence of freshwater and fauna deeper in the dune field. …”

Human occupation of the northern Arabian interior during early Marine Isotope Stage 3 by Jennings, R, Parton, A, Clark-Balzan, L, White, T, Groucutt, H, Breeze, P, Parker, A, Drake, N, Petraglia, M

“…Here, we present findings from the Al Marrat basin in the Nefud desert, which provides the first clear evidence for both increased humidity and human occupation of the interior of northern Arabia during early MIS 3. A Middle Palaeolithic assemblage, dated by optically stimulated luminescence to ca. 55 ka, was found stratified within a sequence of relict palustrine deposits indicative of shallow water body formation in the Al Marrat basin. …”

Homo sapiens in Arabia by 85,000 years ago by Groucutt, H, Grün, R, Zalmout, I, Scerri, E

“…The palaeoenvironmental context of Al Wusta demonstrates that H. sapiens using Middle Palaeolithic stone tools dispersed into Arabia during a phase of increased precipitation driven by orbital forcing, in association with a primarily African fauna. …”

Palaeohydrological corridors for hominin dispersals in the Middle East ∼250–70,000 years ago by Breeze, P, Groucutt, H, Drake, N, White, T, Jennings, R, Petraglia, M

“…Furthermore, the distribution of Arabian archaeological sites with affinities to Levantine assemblages, some of which are associated with Homo sapiens fossils, and the relative density of Middle Palaeolithic assemblages within the Tabuk Corridor, are consistent with it being utilised for dispersals at various times.…”