Biomarker proxies for reconstructing Quaternary climate and environmental change

EL McClymont, H Mackay… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To reconstruct past environmental changes, a range of indirect or proxy approaches can be
applied to Quaternary archives. Here, we review the complementary and novel insights that …

[HTML][HTML] Human-environment interactions in the Mesolithic–The case of site Paliwodzizna 29, a lakeside site in central Poland

G Osipowicz, M Badura, T Brown, SM Hudson… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human-environmental relations before agriculture can be revealed at archaeological sites
through multi-method palaeoenvironmental studies, particularly at sites which have both …

Using ancient sedimentary DNA to forecast ecosystem trajectories under climate change

IG Alsos, V Boussange, DP Rijal… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Ecosystem response to climate change is complex. In order to forecast ecosystem dynamics,
we need high-quality data on changes in past species abundance that can inform process …

The sedaDNA revolution and archaeology: Progress, challenges, and a research agenda

AG Brown, M Lucas, IG Alsos, B Fromm… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2025 - Elsevier
The uptake of sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) in archaeology appears to be rather
behind that in areas such as palaeoecology, palaeolimnology and Quaternary sciences in …

[HTML][HTML] Life, death and environment at Lagore Crannog: Parasites, land-use and a royal residence in later prehistoric and early medieval Ireland

SE Jones, P Gleeson, O López-Costas… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Lagore, Co. Meath, has long been a type-site for artificial lake dwellings known as
crannogs since excavation in the 1930s by the Harvard Expedition. Renowned for rich finds …

Archaeology meets environmental genomics: implementing sedaDNA in the study of the human past

KT Özdoğan, P Gelabert, N Hammers… - Archaeological and …, 2024 - Springer
Sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) has become one of the standard applications in the
field of paleogenomics in recent years. It has been used for paleoenvironmental …

Lateglacial and Early Holocene palaeoenvironmental change and human activity at Killerby Quarry, North Yorkshire, UK

SM Hudson, C Waddington, B Pears… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The hunter‐gatherers that entered the British peninsula after ice‐retreat were exploiting a
dynamic, rapidly changing environment. Records of vegetation change and human …

Terrestrial Fauna and Hominin DNA from Sedimentary Archives

TJ Murchie, C Giguet-Covex, PD Heintzman… - … Change Using Lake …, 2023 - Springer
The study of animals, including humans, has been at the forefront of ancient DNA research
since the first Egyptian mummies and quagga were genetically studied in 1984 (Pääbo …

Lake and Peat Records of Climate Change and Archaeology

PG Langdon, AG Brown, CL Clarke… - Handbook of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lake and peat sediments are frequently used to reconstruct palaeoclimate records from all
continents using a variety of proxy techniques. This chapter explores the advances that have …

Ancient sedimentary DNA to forecast trajectories of ecosystem under climate change

IG Alsos, V Boussange, DP Rijal, M Beaulieu… - 2023 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Ecosystem response to climate change is complex. In order to forecast ecosystem dynamics,
we need high-quality data on changes in past species abundance that can inform process …