The 4.2 ka BP Event in the Mediterranean region: an overview
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 …
climatically dry period occurring around 4200 years ago. However, some regional evidence …
[HTML][HTML] Holocene regional population dynamics and climatic trends in the Near East: A first comparison using archaeo-demographic proxies
This paper illustrates long-term trends in human population and climate from the Late
Pleistocene to the Late Holocene (14,000–2500 cal. yr. BP) in order to assess to what …
Pleistocene to the Late Holocene (14,000–2500 cal. yr. BP) in order to assess to what …
Re-framing the threat of global warming: an empirical causal loop diagram of climate change, food insecurity and societal collapse
There is increasing concern that climate change poses an existential risk to humanity.
Understanding these worst-case scenarios is essential for good risk management. However …
Understanding these worst-case scenarios is essential for good risk management. However …
Holocene hydro-climatic variability in the Mediterranean: A synthetic multi-proxy reconstruction
Here we identify and analyze proxy data interpreted to reflect hydro-climatic variability over
the last 10,000 years from the Mediterranean region to (1) outline millennial and multi …
the last 10,000 years from the Mediterranean region to (1) outline millennial and multi …
Was There a 3.2 ka Crisis in Europe? A critical comparison of climatic, environmental, and archaeological evidence for radical change during the bronze age–iron age …
B Molloy - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2023 - Springer
The globalizing connections that defined the European Bronze Age in the second
millennium BC either ended or abruptly changed in the decades around 1200 BC. The …
millennium BC either ended or abruptly changed in the decades around 1200 BC. The …
The SISAL database: a global resource to document oxygen and carbon isotope records from speleothems
Stable isotope records from speleothems provide information on past climate changes, most
particularly information that can be used to reconstruct past changes in precipitation and …
particularly information that can be used to reconstruct past changes in precipitation and …
Long-term trends of land use and demography in Greece: A comparative study
This paper offers a comparative study of land use and demographic development in
northern and southern Greece from the Neolithic to the Byzantine period. Results from …
northern and southern Greece from the Neolithic to the Byzantine period. Results from …
[HTML][HTML] The 4.2 ka BP event in the Levant
The 4.2 ka BP event is defined as a phase of environmental stress characterized by severe
and prolonged drought of global extent. The event is recorded from the North Atlantic …
and prolonged drought of global extent. The event is recorded from the North Atlantic …
Persistent warm Mediterranean surface waters during the Roman period
Reconstruction of last millennia Sea Surface Temperature (SST) evolution is challenging
due to the difficulty retrieving good resolution marine records and to the several …
due to the difficulty retrieving good resolution marine records and to the several …
Atmospheric blocking induced by the strengthened Siberian High led to drying in west Asia during the 4.2 ka BP event–a hypothesis
Causal explanations for the 4.2 ka BP event are based on the amalgamation of seasonal
and annual records of climate variability that was manifest across global regions dominated …
and annual records of climate variability that was manifest across global regions dominated …