Geomorphic, environmental, and archeological significance of Last Glacial Maximum to middle Holocene dune damming, northwestern Negev dunefield margin, Israel

Aeolian-Fluvial (AF) stratigraphic sequences record the bilateral impact of aeolian and fluvial systems upon each other. Along dunefield margins, AF sequences document shifts from fluvial-dominated environments to aeolian-dominated environments mainly in the form of dunes damming and impounding fluvial systems. We report on a 200 m-long exposure, documenting AF sequences in a medium-sized (64 km2) basin along the northwestern Negev desert dunefield margins.