Age and Paleoclimatic Implications of the Bet Shean Travertines
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Quaternary Research
- Vol. 30 (3) , 298-303
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(88)90005-1
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.Keywords
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