Age and paleoclimatic implications of the Bet Shean travertines

J. Kronfeld; J. C. Vogel; E. Rosenthal; M. Weinstein-Evron

doi:10.1016/0033-5894(88)90005-1

Age and paleoclimatic implications of the Bet Shean travertines

J. Kronfeld, J. C. Vogel, E. Rosenthal, M. Weinstein-Evron

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Abstract

From 41,000 to over 22,000 yr B.P., a massive and areally extensive spring travertine was deposited in the Bet Shean Valley, Israel. This travertine is coeval with the Ami'az Member of the Lisan Formation which represents a high lake stand. The travertine deposition is contemporaneous with a more active hydrologic regime associated with wetter conditions in the arid zones of the southern Levant adjacent to southern Israel. These wetter conditions facilitated formation of a widespread spring tufa and also enhanced the water levels of Lake Lisan.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	298-303
Number of pages	6
Journal	Quaternary Research
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(88)90005-1
State	Published - Nov 1988

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