Publications by authors named "Prudence Robert"
Article Synopsis
- The Younger Dryas (approximately 12,850 to 11,650 years ago) was a significant cold period at the end of the Pleistocene, and little is known about how people in NW Europe responded during this time due to poorly dated archaeological sites.
- A study conducted at the Remouchamps cave in Belgium, along with other radiocarbon dating evidence from the southern North Sea basin, suggests that there was a substantial reduction in population during the extremely cold and wet first half of the Younger Dryas.
- Around 12,200 cal BP, repopulation began likely due to slight climatic improvements leading to warmer summers, setting the stage for a population increase during the Early Holocene (Mesolithic period).
