The history of climate and society: a review of the influence of climate change on the human past
Recent decades have seen the rapid expansion of scholarship that identifies societal
responses to past climatic fluctuations. This fast-changing scholarship, which was recently …
responses to past climatic fluctuations. This fast-changing scholarship, which was recently …
p3k14c, a synthetic global database of archaeological radiocarbon dates
Archaeologists increasingly use large radiocarbon databases to model prehistoric human
demography (also termed paleo-demography). Numerous independent projects, funded …
demography (also termed paleo-demography). Numerous independent projects, funded …
Ancient Lowland Maya neighborhoods: Average Nearest Neighbor analysis and kernel density models, environments, and urban scale
Many humans live in large, complex political centers, composed of multi-scalar communities
including neighborhoods and districts. Both today and in the past, neighborhoods form a …
including neighborhoods and districts. Both today and in the past, neighborhoods form a …
Drought-induced civil conflict among the ancient Maya
DJ Kennett, M Masson, CP Lope, S Serafin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The influence of climate change on civil conflict and societal instability in the premodern
world is a subject of much debate, in part because of the limited temporal or disciplinary …
world is a subject of much debate, in part because of the limited temporal or disciplinary …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular evidence for human population change associated with climate events in the Maya lowlands
B Keenan, A Imfeld, K Johnston, A Breckenridge… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The analysis of faecal stanols in lake sediment cores offers a novel opportunity to
reconstruct human population change, assuming that variability in faecal stanol …
reconstruct human population change, assuming that variability in faecal stanol …
Collapse and continuity: A multi-proxy reconstruction of settlement organization and population trajectories in the Northern Fertile Crescent during the 4.2 kya Rapid …
The rise and fall of ancient societies have been attributed to rapid climate change events.
One of the most discussed of these is the 4.2 kya event, a period of increased aridity and …
One of the most discussed of these is the 4.2 kya event, a period of increased aridity and …
Sum things are not what they seem: Problems with point-wise interpretations and quantitative analyses of proxies based on aggregated radiocarbon dates
WC Carleton, HS Groucutt - The Holocene, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Radiocarbon-date assemblages are commonly used as proxies for past human and
environmental phenomena. Prominent examples of target phenomena include past …
environmental phenomena. Prominent examples of target phenomena include past …
A model-based approach to the tempo of “collapse”: The case of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Abstract Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile) presents a quintessential case where the tempo of
investment in monumentality is central to debates regarding societal collapse, with the …
investment in monumentality is central to debates regarding societal collapse, with the …
Measuring inequality: The effect of units of analysis on the Gini coefficient
To variable degrees, inequality is present in all human societies, but how archaeologists
measure inequality varies greatly. In recent research, we used the same unit of analysis …
measure inequality varies greatly. In recent research, we used the same unit of analysis …
Decline in seasonal predictability potentially destabilized Classic Maya societies
Classic Maya populations living in peri-urban states were highly dependent on seasonally
distributed rainfall for reliable surplus crop yields. Despite intense study of the potential …
distributed rainfall for reliable surplus crop yields. Despite intense study of the potential …