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Comment on "A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago".

Authors :
Picin A
Benazzi S
Blasco R
Hajdinjak M
Helgen KM
Hublin JJ
Rosell J
Skoglund P
Stringer C
Talamo S
Source :
Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2021 Nov 19; Vol. 374 (6570), pp. eabi8330. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 18.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Cooper et al . (Research Articles, 19 February 2021, p. 811) propose that the Laschamps geomagnetic inversion ~42,000 years ago drove global climatic shifts, causing major behavioral changes within prehistoric groups, as well as events of human and megafaunal extinction. Other scientific studies indicate that this proposition is unproven from the current archaeological, paleoanthropological, and genetic records.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1095-9203
Volume :
374
Issue :
6570
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34793212
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abi8330