Arabian Paleolake Network & Levallois Findspots
55,000 BP (MIS 3 Window)
Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) Scrubber
55,000 Years Ago (55 ka)
40 ka (MIS 3 Late)
55 ka (Nefud Neanderthal Sites)
85 ka (MIS 5a)
125 ka (MIS 5e Mega-Lakes)
Hominin Foraging & Water-Tether Physics
Levant ➔ Arabian Interior
3.4
Carrying Cap (ind/100km²)
36 hrs
Hydration Buffer
VIABLE
Dispersal Corridor
Overturned Paradigm: Levallois radial stone tools in the Nefud Desert confirm Neanderthals possessed behavioral flexibility to exploit arid steppe waterhole chains, disproving the strict "sub-arctic specialist" limitation.
Levallois Lithic Reduction Analyzer
An-Nafud Stratum 3
Radial surface preparation allows hominins to maximize raw flint utilization while moving across arid basins with scattered lithic outcrops.
Archaeological Assemblage Field Dossier
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