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From: Constraining the chronology and ecology of Late Acheulean and Middle Palaeolithic occupations at the margins of the monsoon

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High altitude cave speleotherm (a: Bittoo Cave [India]110) and marine core records from the Arabian Sea (b: MD04111; c: Owen Ridge112) and Bay of Bengal (d: Site 758113) illustrating patterns of monsoonal variability spanning the occupations of Singi Talav (SGT6: dark green; SGT7: light green) and major phases of cultural activity in South Asia including Late Palaeolithic (yellow) and Middle Palaeolithic (dark blue)26, Attirampakam Middle Palaeolithic (light blue [NB only two assemblages present])39, and Late Acheulean (red)2,58,62. Phases of lacustrine deposition at Singi Talav are associated with both prominent peaks and troughs of monsoonal intensity during glacial phases (MIS 8, 6 and 4) evident in Arabian Sea records, highlighting the importance of terrestrial proxy records to understand how wider patterns of climatic flux may have been manifest in landscapes occupied by Palaeolithic hominins.

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