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Establishing Calibrated 14C Chronologies

Year: 1991

Type: article

Abstract: Radiometric dating of interdisciplinary data sets is a vital prerequisite to link human and environmental history in time. However, a time-relationship between a certain climatic and archaeological change does not necessarily imply a cause-and-effect linkage. A sharp distinction should be drawn between time correlation and causal association. Experiments and models are necessary to assess whether a climatic change during a certain period affected a particular cultural-economic activity. Development of agricultural systems in the Eastern Mediterranean from incipient Epi-Paleolithic strategies down to modern times might be studied experimentally, in relation to climatic and other environmental parameters. It is important to know at which thresholds, both climatic and social, system breakdown of a certain subsistence strategy or economic activity is likely to occur. System analysis in relation to climate impact assessment should follow the linkage in time between human and environmental history.

Source: University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)

Authors: Hendrik J. Bruins, J. van der Plicht, W.G. Mook

Language: English

Topic: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1512627411

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Cites: 1

Cited by: 2

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