Spain, March 12 -- Project Id: 126042
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Human adaptation ability to climate change
The extinction of the Neanderthals and the colonisation of Europe by anatomically modern humans (AMH) are events associated with climate change. Abrupt and acute climate oscillations can lead ecosystems towards catastrophic results, making a species' survival dependent on adaptive abilities. Understanding the exact role climate change played in the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition is essential to reveal how Neanderthal extinct and AMH succeeded. The EU-funded SUBSILIENCE project will identify the subsistence strategies adopted by the two human species at 20 archaeological sites across southern Europe. The project will ...