Pages: 101-140

The paper treats the issue of correlation of rapid climatic events, Black Sea level changes and revolutionary alterations of the local populations subsistence patterns on the calendar chronological scale in the North-Western Pontic Area. Authors discuss the methodological issues for synchronization quests in prehistory, being extremely cautious about “migrationists’ reasoning”. Attantion is focused on the three historical situations during rapid climate change: events 8200 cal. BP, 5300 cal. BP and 4200 cal. BP.

Keywords: Holocene paleoclimate, Neolithic, Bronze Age.

Information about authors:

Svetlana Ivanova (Odessa, Ukraine). Candidate of historical sciences. Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
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Dmytro Kiosak (Odessa, Ukraine). Candidate of historical sciences. Odessa National University “I. I. Mechnikov”.
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Olena Vinogradova (Odessa, Ukraine). Institute of Energy and Ecology, Odessa State Academy of Cold Studies.
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