The sharp rise of Δ14C ca. 800 cal BC: Possible causes, related climatic teleconnections and the impact on human environments

Radiocarbon

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 535-550

  Van Geel, Bas ^a   Van Der Plicht, Johannes ^b   Kilian, M R ^a,b   Klaver, E R ^a   Kouwenberg, J H M ^a   Renssen, H ^c   Reynaud Farrera, I ^d   Waterbolk, H T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON 14; TELECONNECTION;

EID: 0032468703     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200018403     Document Type: Article

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