The 4.2 ka BP Climate Event in Egypt: Integration of Archaeological, Geoarchaeological, and Bioarchaeological Evidence

Younes, M. A.; Bakry, Aboualhassan

doi:10.1007/s10437-022-09487-5

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“…By comparing different proxies, such as the number of radiocarbon dates from cremation deposits, inhumation graves, and residential structures, it appears that the end of the 3rd and the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC, in comparison with earlier and later periods, were characterized by a low population count in the Belgian area. This period directly follows the 4.2 ka cal BP climatic event, which has been identified globally as a period of abrupt climate change (Bond et al 2001;Drysdale et al 2006;Roland et al 2014;Cheung et al 2019;Rousseau et al 2019;Lawrence et al 2021;Di Rita et al 2022;Younes and Bakry 2022). The origin of this rapid climate change has been traditionally linked to changes in the ocean-atmosphere circulation system in the North Atlantic, although recently this hypothesis has been questioned (Bradley and Bakke 2019).…”

Section: Early Bronze Agementioning

confidence: 97%

Final Neolithic and Bronze Age Funerary Practices and Population Dynamics in Belgium, the Impact of Radiocarbon Dating Cremated Bones

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The Final Neolithic and the Bronze Age (3000–800 BC) are periods of great transformations in the communities inhabiting the area of modern-day Belgium, as testified by archaeological evidence showing an increasing complexity in social structure, technological transformations, and large-scale contacts. By combining 599 available radiocarbon dates with 88 new 14C dates from 23 from funerary sites, this paper uses kernel density estimates to model the temporality in the use of inhumation vs. cremation burials, cremation deposits in barrows vs. flat graves, and cremation grave types. Additionally, by including 78 dates from settlements, changes in population dynamics were reconstructed. The results suggest a phase of demographic contraction around ca. 2200–1800 BC highlighted by a lack of dates from both settlements and funerary contexts, followed by an increase in the Middle Bronze Age, with the coexistence of cremation deposits in barrows and, in a lower number, in flat graves. At the end of the 14th–13th century BC, an episode of cultural change with the almost generalized use of flat graves over barrows is observed. Regional differentiations in the funerary practices and the simultaneous use of different grave types characterize the Late Bronze Age.

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Section: Early Bronze Agementioning

confidence: 97%

Final Neolithic and Bronze Age Funerary Practices and Population Dynamics in Belgium, the Impact of Radiocarbon Dating Cremated Bones

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Collapse Studies in Archaeology from 2012 to 2023

Middleton

2024

J Archaeol Res

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The study of collapse in archaeology and history has continued to grow and develop in the last decade and is a respectable target of investigation in and beyond these fields. Environmental determinism and apocalyptic narratives have become less acceptable and collapsology has matured into a more nuanced, self-critical, and sophisticated field. This review explores recent work on collapse in archaeology between 2012 and 2023. It demonstrates how collapse, and associated concepts such as resilience, fragility, and vulnerability, are studied in the light of present-day threats, how collapse studies are increasingly recognized to have application in the present day, where they can contribute to discourses of resilience and sustainable development, and shows the diversity present in collapse studies. It also discusses the language and concepts of collapse. I explore these areas with reference to general works on collapse and to six specific historical episodes of collapse: Old World collapse, eastern Mediterranean collapse, the Western and Eastern Roman Empires, the Classic Maya, Tiwanaku, and Rapa Nui.

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Spatiotemporal variation of human settlement distribution between the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties in relation to flooding in the lower Yellow River floodplain, East China

Gao,

Yuan,

Pan

et al. 2023

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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The 4.2 ka BP Climate Event in Egypt: Integration of Archaeological, Geoarchaeological, and Bioarchaeological Evidence

Cited by 6 publications

References 57 publications

Final Neolithic and Bronze Age Funerary Practices and Population Dynamics in Belgium, the Impact of Radiocarbon Dating Cremated Bones

Final Neolithic and Bronze Age Funerary Practices and Population Dynamics in Belgium, the Impact of Radiocarbon Dating Cremated Bones

Collapse Studies in Archaeology from 2012 to 2023

Spatiotemporal variation of human settlement distribution between the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties in relation to flooding in the lower Yellow River floodplain, East China

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