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Palaeoenvironments & Human Impact. 30 credits: Autumn Term. Topics include:. Large-scale climate mechanisms including thermohaline circulation and the bipolar see-saw Abrupt Holocene climate events. Topics include:. Biogeography and glacial refugia Megafaunal extinctions. ?. ?. ?. ?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Geography, Environment and Society
Palaeoenvironments& Human Impact
30 credits: Autumn Term
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Large-scale climate mechanisms including thermohaline circulation and the bipolar see-sawAbrupt Holocene climate events
Topics include:
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Biogeography and glacial refugiaMegafaunal extinctions
Topics include:
Biological response. Why these things live where they do.
Refugia. How defined? ASK!
Evidence required to find these in the past.
Cryptic refugia. Tress in Europe, rattlesnakes in S America3
Topics include:The evolution of agriculture and domesticationDoes man or nature drive the climate?
Rise of agriculture where, when and why?
Transition from hunter-gathering to agriculture as we know it today (so-called Neolithic Mesolithic transition)
Several models considered, including classic models such as cultural evolution, various climate scenarios, demographic pressure, plus several others (we consider 9 in all!).
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Societal collapseseminarsSeminars
Examine the rise and fall of civilisations in human history. Are there patterns?
Familiar Inca, Mayan, Viking, Easter Islanders.. Not so familiar Anasazi, Clovis, Polynesians, Akkadians5Palaeoenvironments& Human ImpactAssessmentExamination (50%)Annotated bibliography (30%)Small group seminar presentation (20%)Questions?Contact Mick Frogley: [email protected]
Use lectures to take sensible notes. Supplement tem with notes from reading.
Workshops optional, use
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