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Abrupt Holocene climate change as an important factor for human migration in West Greenland

Abrupt Holocene climate change as an important factor for human migration in West Greenland

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Abrupt Holocene climate change as an important factor for human migration in West Greenland

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Abrupt Holocene climate change as an important factor for human migration in West Greenland

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2011-06, Vol.108 (24), p.9765-9769

Language

English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Contents

West Greenland has had multiple episodes of human colonization and cultural transitions over the past 4,500 y. However, the explanations for these large-scale human migrations are varied, including climatic factors, resistance to adaptation, economic marginalization, mercantile exploration, and hostile neighborhood interactions. Evaluating the pote...

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Abrupt Holocene climate change as an important factor for human migration in West Greenland

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TN_cdi_fao_agris_US201600191483

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_fao_agris_US201600191483

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1101708108

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