Impact of climate changes on vegetation and human societies during the Holocene in the South Caucasus (Vanevan, Armenia): A multiproxy approach including …

M Robles, O Peyron, E Brugiapaglia, G Ménot… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Relationships between steppe vegetation, human practices and climate changes in the past
are crucial to disentangle human development in Eurasia. In this frame, our study …

[HTML][HTML] Causes and consequences of natural and anthropogenically induced late Holocene hydrological variations on the largest freshwater system in the Lesser …

T Haberzettl, ML Adolph, T Grigoryan… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Although Lake Sevan is the largest freshwater reservoir in the Caucasus, no
paleohydrological or paleoenvironmental investigations have been carried out on profundal …

Western Caucasus regional hydroclimate controlled by cold-season temperature variability since the Last Glacial Maximum

A Wolf, JL Baker, R Tjallingii, Y Cai, A Osinzev… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
The Caucasus region is key for understanding early human dispersal and evolution in
Eurasia, and characterizing the environmental contrast between Last Glacial Maximum and …

Leaf wax n-alkanes in modern plants and topsoils from eastern Georgia (Caucasus) – implications for reconstructing regional paleovegetation

M Bliedtner, IK Schäfer, R Zech… - …, 2018 - bg.copernicus.org
Long-chain n-alkanes originate from leaf waxes of higher terrestrial plants, they are
relatively resistant against physical and chemical degradation and are preserved in …

Chronological contexts of the earliest pottery Neolithic in the South Caucasus: radiocarbon dates for Göytepe and Hacı Elamxanlı Tepe, Azerbaijan

Y Nishiaki, F Guliyev… - American Journal of …, 2015 - journals.uchicago.edu
Research on the earliest Neolithic in the South Caucasus is still in its early stages.
Establishing a solid chronological framework will help determine the timing of the …

Mentesh Tepe, an early settlement of the Shomu-Shulaveri Culture in Azerbaijan

B Lyonnet, F Guliyev, L Bouquet, G Bruley-Chabot… - Quaternary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Excavations at Mentesh Tepe, western Azerbaijan, have unearthed Neolithic levels
dated to an early stage of the Shomu-Shulaveri Culture, with a specific material culture and …

The vegetation, climate, and fire history of a mountain steppe: A Holocene reconstruction from the South Caucasus, Shenkani, Armenia

A Cromartie, C Blanchet, C Barhoumi… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Steppe and grassland ecosystems constitute important biomes that are influenced by
multiple factors such as climate, human activity, and fire. Yet how these factors have …

Human responses to environmental change on the southern coastal plain of the Caspian Sea during the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods

SAG Leroy, A Amini, MW Gregg, E Marinova… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents results of a multidisciplinary research initiative examining human
responses to environmental change at the intersection of the southern coastal plain of the …

Mid Holocene vegetation reconstruction from Vanevan peat (south-eastern shore of Lake Sevan, Armenia)

C Leroyer, S Joannin, D Aoustin, AA Ali, O Peyron… - Quaternary …, 2016 - Elsevier
A sediment core has been retrieved from Vanevan peat (south-eastern shore of Lake Sevan,
Armenia), which is today disconnected from Lake Sevan thanks to an artificial shallowing of …

The Late-Holocene climate change, vegetation dynamics, lake-level changes and anthropogenic impacts in the Lake Urmia region, NW Iran

T Talebi, E Ramezani, M Djamali, HAK Lahijani… - Quaternary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Two short (100 and 175 cm-long) sediment cores from the southwestern corner of
Lake Urmia provide a record of vegetation dynamics, lake-level changes and the role of …