August 5, 2024Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Human response to the Younger Dryas along the southern North Sea basin, Northwest Europe

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PCPhilippe CrombéGhent University CPCamille PironneauGhent University Hospital PRPrudence RobertUniversity College Ghent

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Radiocarbon analysis reveals population decline and mid-period recovery in Ahrensburgian hunter-gatherers, suggesting summer warming spurred resettlement before the Holocene.

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Human populations across Northwest Europe contracted during the early Younger Dryas cold reversal, followed by regional repopulation starting around 12,200 cal BP.
Radiocarbon dates from 33 samples at Remouchamps cave alongside regional basin records confirm hunter-gatherer presence resumed during the Ahrensburgian culture.
Highlights how climatic improvements and warmer summers spurred demographic recovery, serving as a crucial prelude to the Mesolithic expansion in the early Holocene.

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Crombé et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5d588b6db64358756be5e https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68686-z

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Radiocarbon analysis reveals population decline and mid-period recovery in Ahrensburgian hunter-gatherers, suggesting summer warming spurred resettlement before the Holocene.

Human response to the Younger Dryas along the southern North Sea basin, Northwest Europe

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Human response to the Younger Dryas along the southern North Sea basin, Northwest Europe

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