Climate Forcing Due to the 8200 Cal yr BP Event Observed at Early Neolithic Sites in the Eastern Mediterranean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23353722 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernhard Weninger (0000-0003-2390-6529, University of Cologne, corresponding author), Eva Alram-Stern (Austrian Academy of Sciences), Eva Bauer (0000-0002-4820-2846, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Lee Clare (0000-0001-8187-2078, University of Cologne), Uwe Danzeglocke (University of Cologne), Olaf Jöris (0000-0002-6360-5096, LEIZA - Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie), Claudia Kubatzki (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Gary Rollefson, Gary O Rollefson (0000-0002-1083-6675, Whitman College), Henrieta Todorova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Tjeerd van Andel (University of Cambridge) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 401-420 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quaternary Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5894 • E-ISSN: 1096-0287 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.yqres.2006.06.009 |
| OpenAlex | W1997924387 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 150 |
| References cited | 62 |
We explore the hypothesis that the abrupt drainage of Laurentide lakes and associated rapid switch of the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation 8200 yr ago had a catastrophic influence on Neolithic civilisation in large parts of southeastern Europe, Anatolia, Cyprus, and the Near East. The event at 8200 cal yr BP is observed in a large number of high-resolution climate proxies in the Northern Hemisphere, and in many cases corresponds to markedly cold and arid conditions. We identify the relevant archaeological levels of major Neolithic settlements in Central Anatolia, Cyprus, Greece and Bulgaria, and examine published stratigraphic, architectural, cultural and geoarchaeological studies for these sites. The specific archaeological events and processes we observe at a number of these sites during the study interval 8400–8000 cal yr BP lead us to refine some previously established Neolithisation models. The introduction of farming to South-East Europe occurs in all study regions (Thrace, Macedonia, Thessaly, Bulgaria) near 8200 cal yr BP. We observe major disruptions of Neolithic cultures in the Levant, North Syria, South-East Anatolia, Central Anatolia and Cyprus, at the same time. We conclude that the 8200 cal yr BP aridity event triggered the spread of early farmers, by different routes, out of West Asia and the Near East into Greece and Bulgaria.
Archaeology · Arid · Climatology · Geography · Human settlement · Mediterranean climate · Northern Hemisphere · Physical geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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