Journal
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Volume 31, Issue 12, Pages 1735-1742Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.05.004
Keywords
carrying capacity; chronology; climate change; Eurasia; migration; Scythian culture; solar forcing
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in south-central Siberia archaeological evidence suggests an acceleration of cultural development and an increase in the density of nomadic populations around 850 BC. We hypothesize a relationship with an abrupt climatic shift towards increased humidity caused by a decline of solar activity. Areas that initially may have been hostile semi-deserts changed into attractive steppe landscapes with a high biomass production and high carrying capacity. Newly available steppe areas Could be invaded by herbivores, making them attractive for nomadic tribes. The central Asian horse-riding Scythian culture expanded, and an increased population density, vas a stimulus for westward migration towards southeastern Europe. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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