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Le changement climatique à partir de 850 av. J.-C. et l'expansion de la culture scythe

Bas VAN GEEL, Nikolai A. BOKOVENKO, Valentin A. DERGACHEV, Hermann PARZINGER & Ganna I. ZAITSEVA

fr Comptes Rendus Palevol 5 (1-2) - Pages 323-328

Published on 28 February 2006

This article is a part of the thematic issue Climates - Culture - Society in prehistoric times. From the appearance of hominids to the Neolithic.

Climatic change since 850 BC and development of the Scythian culture

The climate shift to more humid conditions at the Subboreal/Subatlantic transition in Northwest Europe is also evident in southern Siberia. Regions that originally were semi-deserts developed into attractive steppe areas with high biomass production, and increased carrying capacity. The central area of southern Siberia is of special interest because of an acceleration of the cultural development and increase of human population density shortly after 850 BC. We hypothesise a causal relationship between the initiation of the humid conditions at the start of the Subatlantic period and the growth and migration of the Scythian population.


Keywords:

Carrying capacity, climate change, Eurasia, migration, Scythian culture, solar activity

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