The 4.2 ka BP Event in the Mediterranean region: an overview

M Bini, G Zanchetta, A Perşoiu, R Cartier… - Climate of the …, 2019 - cp.copernicus.org
The Mediterranean region and the Levant have returned some of the clearest evidence of a
climatically dry period occurring around 4200 years ago. However, some regional evidence …

The timing, two-pulsed nature, and variable climatic expression of the 4.2 ka event: A review and new high-resolution stalagmite data from Namibia

LB Railsback, F Liang, GA Brook… - Quaternary Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
The climatic event between 4.2 and 3.9 ka BP known as the “4.2 ka event” is commonly
considered to be a synchronous global drought that happened as one pulse. However …

[PDF][PDF] Formal ratification of the subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period): two new Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points …

M Walker, MJ Head, M Berkelhammer, S Björck… - Episodes, 2018 - academia.edu
The Holocene is probably the most intensively studied series/epoch within the geological
record, and embodies a wide array of geomorphological, climatic, biotic and archaeological …

[HTML][HTML] Western Mediterranean hydro-climatic consequences of Holocene ice-rafted debris (Bond) events

C Zielhofer, A Köhler, S Mischke… - Climate of the …, 2019 - cp.copernicus.org
Gerard C. Bond established a Holocene series of North Atlantic ice-rafted debris events
based on quartz and haematite-stained grains recovered from subpolar North Atlantic …

Holocene forest dynamics in central and western Mediterranean: Periodicity, spatio-temporal patterns and climate influence

F Di Rita, WJ Fletcher, J Aranbarri, G Margaritelli… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
It is well-known that the Holocene exhibits a millennial-scale climate variability. However, its
periodicity, spatio-temporal patterns and underlying processes are not fully deciphered yet …

An evaluation of methodologies for calibrating Itrax X-ray fluorescence counts with ICP-MS concentration data for discrete sediment samples

BRB Gregory, RT Patterson, EG Reinhardt… - Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Core-scanning X-ray Fluorescence (XRF-CS) is a well-established technique for rapid (< 30
s/interval) analysis of sediment core geochemistry at sub-mm resolution with substantially …

Detection of a mid-Holocene climate event at 7.2 ka BP based on an analysis of globally-distributed multi-proxy records

M Hou, W Wu, DJ Cohen, Z Zeng, H Huang… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identification of Holocene climate events, their temporal and spatial characteristics, and their
causal mechanisms are important for understanding past climate systems with implications …

Enhanced zoogeomorphological processes in North Africa in thehuman-impacted landscapes of the Anthropocene

A Zerboni, K Nicoll - Geomorphology, 2019 - Elsevier
New zoogeomorphological features discovered in dryland landscapes of Northern Africa
reflect human-animal agency since prehistory, and attest to complex, networked activities …

Strong links between Saharan dust fluxes, monsoon strength, and North Atlantic climate during the last 5000 years

JA Cruz, F McDermott, MJ Turrero, RL Edwards… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Despite the multiple impacts of mineral aerosols on global and regional climate and the
primary climatic control on atmospheric dust fluxes, dust-climate feedbacks remain poorly …

Late Pleistocene to Holocene alluvial deposits of the Inaouène Valley and their paleoenvironmental significance (north Morocco)

M Lghamour, L Karrat, V Picotti, I Hajdas… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the paleoenvironmental changes and fluvial dynamics in the
Inaouène River Valley of central northern Morocco over the last 22,000 years. Through …