The chronology of abrupt climate change and Late Upper Palaeolithic human adaptation in Europe
Abstract This paper addresses the possible connections between the onset of human expansion in Europe following the Last Glacial Maximum, and the timing of abrupt climate warming at the onset of the Lateglacial (Bölling/Allerød) Interstadial. There are opposing views as to whether or not human popul...
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crwiley:10.1002/jqs.1041 2023-12-03T10:23:31+01:00 The chronology of abrupt climate change and Late Upper Palaeolithic human adaptation in Europe Blockley, S. P. E. Blockley, S. M. Donahue, R. E. Lane, C. S. Lowe, J. J. Pollard, A. M. 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1041 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.1041 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.1041 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Quaternary Science volume 21, issue 5, page 575-584 ISSN 0267-8179 1099-1417 Paleontology Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) journal-article 2006 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1041 2023-11-09T13:37:34Z Abstract This paper addresses the possible connections between the onset of human expansion in Europe following the Last Glacial Maximum, and the timing of abrupt climate warming at the onset of the Lateglacial (Bölling/Allerød) Interstadial. There are opposing views as to whether or not human populations and activities were directly ‘forced’ by climate change, based on different comparisons between archaeological and environmental data. We review the geochronological assumptions and approaches on which data comparisons have been attempted in the past, and argue that the uncertainties presently associated with age models based on calibrated radiocarbon dates preclude robust testing of the competing models, particularly when comparing the data to non‐radiocarbon‐based timescales such as the Greenland ice core records. The paper concludes with some suggestions as to the steps that will be necessary if more robust tests of the models are to be developed in the future. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Greenland ice core ice core Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Greenland Journal of Quaternary Science 21 5 575 584 |
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Abstract This paper addresses the possible connections between the onset of human expansion in Europe following the Last Glacial Maximum, and the timing of abrupt climate warming at the onset of the Lateglacial (Bölling/Allerød) Interstadial. There are opposing views as to whether or not human populations and activities were directly ‘forced’ by climate change, based on different comparisons between archaeological and environmental data. We review the geochronological assumptions and approaches on which data comparisons have been attempted in the past, and argue that the uncertainties presently associated with age models based on calibrated radiocarbon dates preclude robust testing of the competing models, particularly when comparing the data to non‐radiocarbon‐based timescales such as the Greenland ice core records. The paper concludes with some suggestions as to the steps that will be necessary if more robust tests of the models are to be developed in the future. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Blockley, S. P. E. Blockley, S. M. Donahue, R. E. Lane, C. S. Lowe, J. J. Pollard, A. M. |
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The chronology of abrupt climate change and Late Upper Palaeolithic human adaptation in Europe |
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The chronology of abrupt climate change and Late Upper Palaeolithic human adaptation in Europe |
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The chronology of abrupt climate change and Late Upper Palaeolithic human adaptation in Europe |
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