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Berger, J. F., & Guilaine, J. (2009). The 8200 cal BP abrupt environmental change and the Neolithic transition: A Mediterranean perspective. Quaternary international, 200(1-2), 31-49.
Berger, Jean-François, and Jean Guilaine. "The 8200 cal BP abrupt environmental change and the Neolithic transition: A Mediterranean perspective." Quaternary international 200.1-2 (2009): 31-49.
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JF Berger, J Guilaine - Quaternary international, 2009 - Elsevier

The 8200 cal BP abrupt environmental change and the Neolithic transition: A Mediterranean perspective.

Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community AND Program Evaluation

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A major environmental and societal event struck the Mediterranean basin during the 9th millennium cal BP. A sudden and major climatic crisis occurred in the Northern Hemisphere around 8200 cal BP leading to hyper arid conditions along a tropical zone between 15° and 40° North (Near and Middle East), cooler and wetter conditions in western and central Europe, and marked climatic irregularity in the northern Mediterranean basin. At the same time, frequent cultural gaps are observed in cave infillings from Greece to the Spanish …

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