Catastrophic early Holocene sea level rise, human migration and the Neolithic transition in Europe Export

@article{citeulike:1665896, abstract = {The collapse of the Laurentide Ice Sheet and release of freshwater 8740–8160 years ago abruptly raised global sea levels by up to 1.4 m. The effect on human populations is largely unknown. Here we constrain the time of the main sea level rise and investigate its effect on the onset of the Neolithic across Europe. An analysis of radiocarbon ages and palaeoshoreline reconstruction supports the hypothesis that flooding of coastal areas led to the sudden loss of land favoured by early farmers and initiated an abrupt expansion of activity across Europe, driven by migrating Neolithic peoples.}, author = {Turney, Chris S. M. and Brown, Heidi}, citeulike-article-id = {1665896}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.07.003}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0277379107001941}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VBC-4PNFB1S-2/2/1b325f43f192fda06c212f1a12d2c890}, doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.07.003}, issn = {02773791}, journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews}, keywords = {8ka, climate, holocene, impacts, paleoclimate, sea-level-rise}, month = {September}, number = {17-18}, pages = {2036--2041}, posted-at = {2009-11-03 18:32:33}, priority = {2}, title = {Catastrophic early Holocene sea level rise, human migration and the Neolithic transition in Europe}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.07.003}, volume = {26}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1665896 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1665896 N2 - The collapse of the Laurentide Ice Sheet and release of freshwater 8740–8160 years ago abruptly raised global sea levels by up to 1.4 m. The effect on human populations is largely unknown. Here we constrain the time of the main sea level rise and investigate its effect on the onset of the Neolithic across Europe. An analysis of radiocarbon ages and palaeoshoreline reconstruction supports the hypothesis that flooding of coastal areas led to the sudden loss of land favoured by early farmers and initiated an abrupt expansion of activity across Europe, driven by migrating Neolithic peoples. IS - 17-18 JF - Quaternary Science Reviews SN - 02773791 EP - 2041 TI - Catastrophic early Holocene sea level rise, human migration and the Neolithic transition in Europe VL - 26 SP - 2036 KW - 8ka KW - climate KW - holocene KW - impacts KW - paleoclimate KW - sea-level-rise AU - Turney, Chris AU - Brown, Heidi PY - 2007/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2007.07.003 ER -