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Schmidt, Isabell, Bradtmoeller, Marcel, Kehl, Martin ORCID: 0000-0003-4587-5858, Pastoors, Andreas, Tafelmaier, Yvonne ORCID: 0000-0003-0651-4435, Weninger, Bernhard ORCID: 0000-0003-2390-6529 and Weniger, Gerd-Christian (2012). Rapid climate change and variability of settlement patterns in Iberia during the Late Pleistocene. Quat. Int., 274. S. 179 - 205. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 1873-4553

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Abstract

Due to its diverse geographic and climatic conditions, the Iberian Peninsula is well suited for studies into the relationship between climate, environment and hunter-gatherer adaptation. With focus on the archaeological record, this paper examines to what extent diachronic variations in site density on the Iberian Peninsula are related to climate variability and cultural change. Studies are based on a comprehensive record of technocomplexes that date from the late Middle Palaeolithic, early Upper Palaeolithic, Gravettian and Solutrean. The record comprises altogether 152 archaeological cave sites and rock shelters. Analysis reveals strong regional differences between Northern and Southern Iberia, both in isochronic and in diachronic perspective. This is expressed by the strongly different patterns of human presence in these regions. In particular, within both regions major cultural changes coincide with the environmental impact of North Atlantic Heinrich Events (HE). From previous studies, it is known that the human population on the Iberian Peninsula (IP) must have suffered strongly under the extremely variable climate conditions during the Late Pleistocene. Based on extensive site-mapping, the hypothesis is that during HE a major disintegration of habitats must have occurred, with various but strongly isolated patchy refugia remaining. Further, during HE, Southern Iberia could not uphold its previous function in providing a reliable refuge for humans. Not only does climatic deterioration during the different HE repeatedly lead to a near-complete breakdown of settlement patterns, but following each HE there is major reorganization in settlement patterns on the IP. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schmidt, Isabell UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bradtmoeller, Marcel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kehl, Martin UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4587-5858 UNSPECIFIED Pastoors, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tafelmaier, Yvonne UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-0651-4435 UNSPECIFIED Weninger, Bernhard UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-6529 UNSPECIFIED Weniger, Gerd-Christian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-481650
DOI:	10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.018
Journal or Publication Title:	Quat. Int.
Volume:	274
Page Range:	S. 179 - 205
Date:	2012
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1873-4553
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language TEMPORAL FREQUENCY-DISTRIBUTIONS; UPPER PALEOLITHIC TRANSITION; RADIOCARBON AGE CALIBRATION; CAVE; RECORD; MIDDLE; NORTH; DATES; SCALE; VEGETATION Multiple languages Geography, Physical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48165