The 4.2 ka BP climatic event and its cultural responses
M Ran, L Chen - Quaternary international, 2019 - Elsevier
The 4.2 ka event was one of Holocene abrupt-change events and characterized by dry and
cool climatic conditions in many parts of the world. The event was reported to have played …
cool climatic conditions in many parts of the world. The event was reported to have played …
A model for archaeologically relevant Holocene climate impacts in the Aegean-Levantine region (easternmost Mediterranean)
A repeating pattern of multi-centennial-scale Holocene climate events has been widely
(globally) documented, and they were termed Rapid Climate Change (RCC) events. Non …
(globally) documented, and they were termed Rapid Climate Change (RCC) events. Non …
[HTML][HTML] A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea
TE Bunch, MA LeCompte, AV Adedeji, JH Wittke… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
We present evidence that in~ 1650 BCE (~ 3600 years ago), a cosmic airburst destroyed
Tall el-Hammam, a Middle-Bronze-Age city in the southern Jordan Valley northeast of the …
Tall el-Hammam, a Middle-Bronze-Age city in the southern Jordan Valley northeast of the …
Vegetation and climate changes during the Bronze and Iron Ages (∼ 3600–600 BCE) in the southern Levant based on palynological records
This article presents the role of climate fluctuations in shaping southern Levantine human
history from 3600 to 600 BCE (the Bronze and Iron Ages) as evidenced in palynological …
history from 3600 to 600 BCE (the Bronze and Iron Ages) as evidenced in palynological …
[HTML][HTML] The 4.2 ka BP event in the Levant
The 4.2 ka BP event is defined as a phase of environmental stress characterized by severe
and prolonged drought of global extent. The event is recorded from the North Atlantic …
and prolonged drought of global extent. The event is recorded from the North Atlantic …
Climate, settlement patterns and olive horticulture in the southern Levant during the Early Bronze and Intermediate Bronze Ages (c. 3600–1950 BC)
We report results of palynological investigation of a core of sediments extracted from the
bottom of the Sea of Galilee. The core was sampled at high resolution for both palynological …
bottom of the Sea of Galilee. The core was sampled at high resolution for both palynological …
Mean, variance, and trends of Levant precipitation over the past 4500 years from reconstructed Dead Sea levels and stochastic modeling
A novel quantitative assessment of late Holocene precipitation in the Levant is presented,
including mean and variance of annual precipitation and their trends. A stochastic …
including mean and variance of annual precipitation and their trends. A stochastic …
[HTML][HTML] Earthquake damage as a catalyst to abandonment of a Middle Bronze Age settlement: Tel Kabri, Israel
For years there has been much speculation surrounding the abandonment of the Middle
Bronze Age IIB palace of Tel Kabri, ca. 1700 BCE. There are no weapons, hoards of money …
Bronze Age IIB palace of Tel Kabri, ca. 1700 BCE. There are no weapons, hoards of money …
Evidences for centennial dry periods at~ 3300 and~ 2800 cal. yr BP from micro-facies analyses of the Dead Sea sediments
I Neugebauer, A Brauer, MJ Schwab, P Dulski… - The …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Laminated lake sediments from the Dead Sea basin provide high-resolution records of
climatic variability in the eastern Mediterranean region, which is especially sensitive to …
climatic variability in the eastern Mediterranean region, which is especially sensitive to …
High-resolution Bronze Age palaeoenvironmental change in the Eastern Mediterranean: exploring the links between climate and societies
CJ Hazell, MJ Pound, EP Hocking - Palynology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Bronze Age archaeological records from the eastern Mediterranean identify two periods of
widespread so-called societal 'collapse'between ca. 4.50–ca. 4.20 cal ka BP and ca. 3.50 …
widespread so-called societal 'collapse'between ca. 4.50–ca. 4.20 cal ka BP and ca. 3.50 …