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Glacio-Eustatic
Sea Level Variations
(Mornerl 1976) + 3m
+ 2m
A /m >4 4 + 1m
o
I T T T N T N - 1m
Preliminary Interpretation of - 2m
Relative Holocene Sea Levels:
Eastern Arabia
(Larsen, this study) + 3m
+ 2m
+ 1m
r T T i T T T T 0
— - 1m
Northwest Indian — - 2m
Moisture Patterns
(Singh et al. 1979)
5
o
/ \ 5
T T T T T T t T 2
Saharan & East African <
Moisture Patterns
(Butzer, 1976)
5
o
5
r T T T T f=J=V 2
Preliminary Interpretation of <
East Arabian Mositure Patterns
(Larsen, this study)
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A
/ x X / / ./ \ / \
/ \ A r\ O
/ / \ / \ \J \ 5
r T / T T 2
<
Bahrain Land Use Fluctuations
(Larsen, this study)
a
g
O
r T T T T T I T T

r I T l I
I
I
8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1000 2000
BC AD
Figure 36: Comparative Chart of Holocene Environmental Changes
and Bahrain's Land Use Patterns
(Based on Calibrated Radiocarbon Oates)