Peat bog reveals more than 1,000 years of Tanzanian history
Scientists at the University of York have charted more than 1,000 years of Tanzanian environmental history using sediments extracted from a peat bog.
Environment
Nov 8, 2016
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The Holocene is a high impact, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to fundamental scientific research at the interface between the long Quaternary record and the natural and human-induced environmental processes operating at the Earth's surface today. The Holocene emphasizes environmental change over the last ca 11 500 years.
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Website
- http://hol.sagepub.com/
- Impact factor
- 2.595 (2011)
The Holocene
What ecosystem greeted the first human settlers in the northern Caribbean?
(Phys.org) —Assembling a picture of past environments always involves detective work. The reward is a clearer understanding of how natural and human forces have changed environments in the past, giving insights to how modern-day ...
Archaeology
Feb 14, 2014
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Scotland's last glacier discovered
(Phys.org) —A glacier was still in place in Scotland within the last 400 years - some 11,000 years less than previously thought - a scientist at the University of Dundee has discovered.
Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2014
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Fossil bird study on extinction patterns could help today's conservation efforts
(Phys.org) —A new University of Florida study of nearly 5,000 Haiti bird fossils shows contrary to a commonly held theory, human arrival 6,000 years ago didn't cause the island's birds to die simultaneously.
Archaeology
Mar 21, 2013
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Study: Cool climate, not population loss, led to fewer fires
In the years after Columbus' voyage, burning of New World forests and fields diminished significantly – a phenomenon some have attributed to decimation of native populations by European diseases. But a new University ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2012
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The vegetation of Gran Canaria changed after the arrival of humans
Thanks to the analysis of fossil pollen and charcoal remains, a team of scientists has reconstructed the evolution of the vegetation from Gran Canaria between 4,500 and 1,500 years ago. The study reveals that the disappearance ...
Environment
May 5, 2016
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In the driver's seat of evolution
Humans have had a profound influence over evolution; ours and the evolution of many other species.
Ecology
Dec 8, 2015
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Research shows how Spanish colonists changed life in the Middle Rio Grande Valley
Spanish settlement of the Middle Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico changed the way people lived, but a new paper in the journal "The Holocene" by UNM Assistant Professor of Anthropology Emily Jones, suggests the change did ...
Archaeology
Jun 26, 2015
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The creation of the Vuoksi River preceded a significant cultural shift
The creation of the Vuoksi River and the subsequent rapid decrease in the water level of Lake Saimaa approximately 6,000 years ago revealed thousands of square kilometres of new, fertile land in eastern Finland. A multidisciplinary ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 15, 2014
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The Iberian Peninsula endured tropical storms in the 18th century and severe droughts in Islamic times
The first meteorological measurements were taken in the Iberian Peninsula in 1724, which coincides with the year in which Portugal suffered one of the worst storms ever. Later, in 1816, Spain felt the effects of the eruption ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2014
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