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Modelling the role of groundwater hydro-refugia in East African hominin evolution and dispersal.

Nature communications - 30 May 2017

Cuthbert M O, Gleeson T, Reynolds S C, Bennett M R, Newton A C, McCormack C J, Ashley G M

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Water is a fundamental resource, yet its spatiotemporal availability in East Africa is poorly understood. This is the area where most hominin first occurrences are located, and consequently the potential role of water in hominin evolution and dispersal remains unresolved. Here, we show that hundreds of springs currently distributed across East Africa could function as persistent groundwater hydro-refugia through...

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PMID: 28556825
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15696
PMCID: PMC5460002

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