New research shows climate was the key factor impacting the movement of the first farmers across Europe
Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 05:50
in Earth & Climate
The research, a collaboration between the University of Roehampton, the University of Cambridge and several other institutions, combined archeological data with palaeoclimatic reconstructions to show for the first time that climate dramatically impacted the migration of people across Europe, causing a dramatic slowdown between 6,100 BCE and 4,500 BCE.