Holocene climate change and prehistoric settlement in the lower Danube valley

C. Bonsall; Mark Macklin; A.  Boroneanţ; C. Pickard; L. Bartosiewicz; G. T. Cook; T. F. G. Highman

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.09.031

Holocene climate change and prehistoric settlement in the lower Danube valley

C. Bonsall, Mark Macklin, A. Boroneanţ , C. Pickard, L. Bartosiewicz , G. T. Cook, T. F. G. Highman

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An analysis of the summed probability distributions of 293 radiocarbon dates from Late Glacial to mid-Holocene sites in the Danubian Iron Gates highlights the existence of well-marked 14C discontinuities at c. 9.5–9.0 ka, 8.65–8.0 ka and after 7.8 ka cal BP. These coincide with climate anomalies recorded in Greenland ice cores and palaeoclimate archives from the Danube catchment. Four possible explanations are considered: dwindling fish resources, changes in the social environment, flood-induced settlement relocations, and taphonomic effects. On present evidence, the last two factors are thought to be the most likely cause of the discontinuities observed in the Iron Gates Mesolithic–Early Neolithic radiocarbon record.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14-21
Journal	Quaternary International
Volume	378
Early online date	30 Oct 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2014.09.031
Publication status	Published - 18 Aug 2015

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climate change
floods
radiocarbon discontinuities
Iron Gates of Danube
mesolithic
neolithic

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Holocene climate change and prehistoric settlement in the lower Danube valley

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