Climate deteriorations and Neanderthal demise in interior Iberia

Abstract Time and circumstances for the disappearance of Neanderthals and its relationship with the advent of Modern Humans are not yet sufficiently resolved, especially in case of the Iberian Peninsula. Reconstructing palaeoenvironmental conditions during the last glacial period is crucial to clari...

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Autores principales:	D. Wolf, T. Kolb, M. Alcaraz-Castaño, S. Heinrich, P. Baumgart, R. Calvo, J. Sánchez, K. Ryborz, I. Schäfer, M. Bliedtner, R. Zech, L. Zöller, D. Faust
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f188a8390b73416faa11f5d5f6aedac62021-12-02T11:41:24ZClimate deteriorations and Neanderthal demise in interior Iberia10.1038/s41598-018-25343-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/f188a8390b73416faa11f5d5f6aedac62018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25343-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Time and circumstances for the disappearance of Neanderthals and its relationship with the advent of Modern Humans are not yet sufficiently resolved, especially in case of the Iberian Peninsula. Reconstructing palaeoenvironmental conditions during the last glacial period is crucial to clarifying whether climate deteriorations or competition and contacts with Modern Humans played the pivotal role in driving Neanderthals to extinction. A high-resolution loess record from the Upper Tagus Basin in central Spain demonstrates that the Neanderthal abandonment of inner Iberian territories 42 kyr ago coincided with the evolvement of hostile environmental conditions, while archaeological evidence testifies that this desertion took place regardless of modern humans’ activities. According to stratigraphic findings and stable isotope analyses, this period corresponded to the driest environmental conditions of the last glacial apart from an even drier period linked to Heinrich Stadial 3. Our results show that during Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 4 and 2 climate deteriorations in interior Iberia temporally coincided with northern hemisphere cold periods (Heinrich stadials). Solely during the middle MIS 3, in a period surrounding 42 kyr ago, this relation seems not straightforward, which may demonstrate the complexity of terrestrial climate conditions during glacial periods.D. WolfT. KolbM. Alcaraz-CastañoS. HeinrichP. BaumgartR. CalvoJ. SánchezK. RyborzI. SchäferM. BliedtnerR. ZechL. ZöllerD. FaustNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q D. Wolf T. Kolb M. Alcaraz-Castaño S. Heinrich P. Baumgart R. Calvo J. Sánchez K. Ryborz I. Schäfer M. Bliedtner R. Zech L. Zöller D. Faust Climate deteriorations and Neanderthal demise in interior Iberia
description	Abstract Time and circumstances for the disappearance of Neanderthals and its relationship with the advent of Modern Humans are not yet sufficiently resolved, especially in case of the Iberian Peninsula. Reconstructing palaeoenvironmental conditions during the last glacial period is crucial to clarifying whether climate deteriorations or competition and contacts with Modern Humans played the pivotal role in driving Neanderthals to extinction. A high-resolution loess record from the Upper Tagus Basin in central Spain demonstrates that the Neanderthal abandonment of inner Iberian territories 42 kyr ago coincided with the evolvement of hostile environmental conditions, while archaeological evidence testifies that this desertion took place regardless of modern humans’ activities. According to stratigraphic findings and stable isotope analyses, this period corresponded to the driest environmental conditions of the last glacial apart from an even drier period linked to Heinrich Stadial 3. Our results show that during Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 4 and 2 climate deteriorations in interior Iberia temporally coincided with northern hemisphere cold periods (Heinrich stadials). Solely during the middle MIS 3, in a period surrounding 42 kyr ago, this relation seems not straightforward, which may demonstrate the complexity of terrestrial climate conditions during glacial periods.
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author	D. Wolf T. Kolb M. Alcaraz-Castaño S. Heinrich P. Baumgart R. Calvo J. Sánchez K. Ryborz I. Schäfer M. Bliedtner R. Zech L. Zöller D. Faust
author_facet	D. Wolf T. Kolb M. Alcaraz-Castaño S. Heinrich P. Baumgart R. Calvo J. Sánchez K. Ryborz I. Schäfer M. Bliedtner R. Zech L. Zöller D. Faust
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title	Climate deteriorations and Neanderthal demise in interior Iberia
title_short	Climate deteriorations and Neanderthal demise in interior Iberia
title_full	Climate deteriorations and Neanderthal demise in interior Iberia
title_fullStr	Climate deteriorations and Neanderthal demise in interior Iberia
title_full_unstemmed	Climate deteriorations and Neanderthal demise in interior Iberia
title_sort	climate deteriorations and neanderthal demise in interior iberia
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/f188a8390b73416faa11f5d5f6aedac6
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Climate deteriorations and Neanderthal demise in interior Iberia

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