Regional manifestation of the widespread disruption of soil-landscapes by the 4kyr BP impact-linked dust event using pedo-sedimentary micro-fabrics

The co-occurrence of a sharp dust peak, low lake levels, forest reduction, and ice retreat at ca. 4-kyr BP throughout tropical Africa and West Asia have been widely explained as the effect of an abrupt climate change. The detailed study of soils and archaeological records provided evidence to re-int...

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Main Authors: Courty, M., Crisci, A., Fedoroff, M., Grice, Kliti, Greenwood, Paul, Mermoux, M., Smith, D., Thiemens, M.
Other Authors: Selim Kapur
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer Verlag 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5031