High resolution multiproxy data (pollen, sedimentology, geochemistry, chironomids and
charcoal) from the Basa de la Mora (BSM) lake sequence (42° 32′ N, 0° 19′ E, 1914 m …

In recent decades the analysis of stable isotopes in plants has become a useful method to
infer natural and anthropogenic effects on the growing conditions of plants. Here we present …

In this contribution we compile and summarize the available paleo-environmental lacustrine
data for the last 20,000 years from the southern Central Pyrenees (from west to east: El …

The collapse and resilience of political systems in the ancient Near East and their
relationship with agricultural development have been of wide interest in archaeology and …

Despite increasing interest in the relationship between culture transformation and abrupt
climate change, their complexities are poorly understood. The local impact of global …

Palynological, sedimentological and geochemical analyses performed on the
Villarquemado paleolake sequence (987 m asl, 40° 30′ N; 1° 18′ W) reveal the …

Research in to the nature of Neolithic agriculture in China is often focused on topics such as
the domestication and spread of cereal crops and the reconstruction of human and animal …

The archaeobotanical record of 24 sites from the Neolithic period (5400–2300 cal bc) in the
north-east of the Iberian Peninsula is evaluated. Remarkable amounts of data have recently …

The appearance of agriculture in the Fertile Crescent propelled the development of Western
civilization. Here we investigate the evolution of agronomic conditions in this region by …

Documenting subdecadal-scale heavy rainfall (HR) variability over several millennia can
rarely be accomplished due to the paucity of high resolution, homogeneous and continuous …