A GIS based approach to Holocene hydrology and social connectivity in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia
A GIS based approach to Holocene hydrology and social connectivity in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia
This paper presents the results of a GIS derived drainage network, demonstrating a hypothesized model of the Ulaan Nuur paleo hydrological system in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Furthermore, this model was successfully used as a basis for field survey along the hypothesized southern edge of the paleo lake and associated paleo channels, which led to the discovery of four Neolithic period sites, several Neolithic surface scatters, and one later period cemetery. This allows for the establishment of a potential, viable route of movement between the Gobi Altai and Bayanzag, along the southern paleo hydrological system of Ulaan Nuur. This case study further demonstrates that through examination of paleo hydrological landscapes in the Gobi Desert, GIS hydrology modelling may provide a reliable methodology to locate sites in other arid and semi-arid environments, and enable further evaluation of their relationships to past watercourses.
Geographical Information Systems, Gobi Desert, Human-environment relationships, Hydrology modelling, Mongolia, Neolithic
137-145
Holguín, Leah R.
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Sternberg, Troy
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1 September 2018
Holguín, Leah R.
829b6503-83d9-4132-b28b-a82d9bd15d04
Sternberg, Troy
b2c49790-cb4a-4320-8451-b92de3697b7e
Holguín, Leah R. and Sternberg, Troy
(2018)
A GIS based approach to Holocene hydrology and social connectivity in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
Archaeological Research in Asia, 15, .
(doi:10.1016/j.ara.2016.12.001).
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a GIS derived drainage network, demonstrating a hypothesized model of the Ulaan Nuur paleo hydrological system in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Furthermore, this model was successfully used as a basis for field survey along the hypothesized southern edge of the paleo lake and associated paleo channels, which led to the discovery of four Neolithic period sites, several Neolithic surface scatters, and one later period cemetery. This allows for the establishment of a potential, viable route of movement between the Gobi Altai and Bayanzag, along the southern paleo hydrological system of Ulaan Nuur. This case study further demonstrates that through examination of paleo hydrological landscapes in the Gobi Desert, GIS hydrology modelling may provide a reliable methodology to locate sites in other arid and semi-arid environments, and enable further evaluation of their relationships to past watercourses.
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 December 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 December 2016
Published date: 1 September 2018
Keywords:
Geographical Information Systems, Gobi Desert, Human-environment relationships, Hydrology modelling, Mongolia, Neolithic
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