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The early Holocene environment of Central Asia was apparently slightly milder and wetter than today's. However, the environment was still dominated by vast arid steppes and semideserts cut by forested river valleys draining into large inland lakes including the Caspian and Aral seas.
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Peregrine, P.N. (2001). Kelteminar. In: Peregrine, P.N., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Prehistory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1187-8_14
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