Bokovenko, N.A.

Burova, N.D.

Chugunov, K.V.

Dergachev, V.A.

Dirksen, V.G.

Geel, B. van

Kulkova, M.

Nagler, A.

Parzinger, H.

Plicht, J. van der

Vasiliev, S.S.

Zaitseva, G.I.

English

The climate shift towards wetter conditions at the transition from Subboreal to Subatlantic in NW-Europe (ca 850 cal. yrs BC; caused by a decline of solar activity), is also evident in South Siberia. Areas that initially were hostile semi-deserts changed into attractive steppe landscapes with a high biomass production, and therefore high carrying capacity. We focus on south-central Siberia where an acceleration of cultural development and an increase in the density of nomadic Scythian populations took place shortly after 850 BC. We hypothesize a causal relationship between the Scythian expansion and migration, and the early Subatlantic shift towards increased humidity

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The Sun, Climate Change and the Expansion of the Scythian Culture after 850 BC

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The Sun, Climate Change and the Expansion of the Scythian Culture after 850 BC

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