In-site pollen record from the Dadiwan archaeological site and the human-environment relationship during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3
Climatic change that affects biological productivity is often argued to be a primary force influencing human activities during the glacial period. To test this assumption, we combine in-site pollen, paleoclimatic, and archaeological data from the Dadiwan site and nearby areas on the western Loess Pl...
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| author | Peng, Wei Huang, Xiaozhong Zhang, Dongju Storozum, Michael J. Chen, Fahu |
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| description | Climatic change that affects biological productivity is often argued to be a primary force influencing human activities during the glacial period. To test this assumption, we combine in-site pollen, paleoclimatic, and archaeological data from the Dadiwan site and nearby areas on the western Loess Plateau (WLP) that date to Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (MIS) 3. Our comparison of multiple datasets suggests that regional human activities increased when the vegetation around the Dadiwan area shifted from forest steppe in the early MIS 3 (59-46.7 ka) to steppe in the middle to late MIS 3 (46.7-29.5 ka). Our results indicate that regional human activities increased again during the late MIS 3 when the amount of precipitation was higher, as indicated by the lower Artemisia proportion. We suggest that increased precipitation on the WLP enhanced the above-ground biomass production and may be responsible for an increase in human activity and population in this region. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1466322021-03-03T08:10:53Z In-site pollen record from the Dadiwan archaeological site and the human-environment relationship during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 Peng, Wei Huang, Xiaozhong Zhang, Dongju Storozum, Michael J. Chen, Fahu Earth Observatory of Singapore Science::Geology Pollen Analysis Dadiwan Archaeological Site Climatic change that affects biological productivity is often argued to be a primary force influencing human activities during the glacial period. To test this assumption, we combine in-site pollen, paleoclimatic, and archaeological data from the Dadiwan site and nearby areas on the western Loess Plateau (WLP) that date to Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (MIS) 3. Our comparison of multiple datasets suggests that regional human activities increased when the vegetation around the Dadiwan area shifted from forest steppe in the early MIS 3 (59-46.7 ka) to steppe in the middle to late MIS 3 (46.7-29.5 ka). Our results indicate that regional human activities increased again during the late MIS 3 when the amount of precipitation was higher, as indicated by the lower Artemisia proportion. We suggest that increased precipitation on the WLP enhanced the above-ground biomass production and may be responsible for an increase in human activity and population in this region. 2021-03-03T08:10:53Z 2021-03-03T08:10:53Z 2018 Journal Article Peng, W., Huang, X., Zhang, D., Storozum, M. J., & Chen, F. (2019). In-site pollen record from the Dadiwan archaeological site and the human-environment relationship during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3. Quaternary Research, 91(1), 289-300. doi:10.1017/qua.2018.72 0033-5894 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146632 10.1017/qua.2018.72 2-s2.0-85064987961 1 91 289 300 en Quaternary Research © 2018 University of Washington. Published by Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Science::Geology Pollen Analysis Dadiwan Archaeological Site Peng, Wei Huang, Xiaozhong Zhang, Dongju Storozum, Michael J. Chen, Fahu In-site pollen record from the Dadiwan archaeological site and the human-environment relationship during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 |
| title | In-site pollen record from the Dadiwan archaeological site and the human-environment relationship during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 |
| title_full | In-site pollen record from the Dadiwan archaeological site and the human-environment relationship during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 |
| title_fullStr | In-site pollen record from the Dadiwan archaeological site and the human-environment relationship during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 |
| title_full_unstemmed | In-site pollen record from the Dadiwan archaeological site and the human-environment relationship during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 |
| title_short | In-site pollen record from the Dadiwan archaeological site and the human-environment relationship during Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 |
| title_sort | in site pollen record from the dadiwan archaeological site and the human environment relationship during marine oxygen isotope stage 3 |
| topic | Science::Geology Pollen Analysis Dadiwan Archaeological Site |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146632 |
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