Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia | Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in St. Petersburg, 15-18 November 2003

E. M. Scott (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1402026544 / ISBN 13: 9781402026546

Published by Springer, 2004

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Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia | Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in St. Petersburg, 15-18 November 2003 | E. M. Scott (u. a.) | Buch | NATO Science Series: IV: | xiv | Englisch | 2004 | Springer | EAN 9781402026546 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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• Title: Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia | Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in St. Petersburg, 15-18 November 2003
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402026544
• ISBN 13: 9781402026546
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 24D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 694 grams
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This book is a collection of the articles presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW 979859) held in St. Petersburg, from the 15-18 November 2003 in the Hermitage Museum. The title of the workshop was “The impact of the environment on Human Migration in Eurasia”. More than 40 scientists from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Finland, Lithuania and Latvia took part. The themes of the workshop focused on the origin, development, interactions, and migrations of prehistoric and ancient populations, specifically the Scythians, in Eurasia and their relationships with the environment of the time. The discussion of these questions necessitated the participation of specialists from a wide range of academic fields. Beyond any doubt, the environment played an important role in the life of ancient nomadic populations, forming the basis of their economies and influencing various aspects of their mode of life. In this respect, the collaboration of specialists in the Humanities and Science is essential for the solution of scientific questions concerning these peoples. Over the past few years, a large amount of new proxy data related to environmental changes during the Pleistocene and the Holocene and their impact on human life has become available. Our discussion was predominantly limited to environmental changes related to the Holocene. In st this period of about 10000 years, the main focus was on the 1 millennium BC.