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What role did climate dynamics play in human evolution, the dispersal of Homo sapiens within and beyond the African continent, and key cultural innovations? Were dry spells, stable humid conditions, or rapid climate fluctuations the main driver of human evolution and migration? In order to evaluate the impact that different timescales and magnitudes of climatic shifts might have had on the living conditions of prehistoric humans, we need reliable and continuous reconstructions of paleoenvironmental conditions and fluctuations from the vicinity of paleoanthropological and archaeological sites. The search for the environmental context of human evolution and mobility crucially depends on the interpretation of paleoclimate archives from outcrop geology, lacustrine and marine sediments. Linking archeological data to paleoenvironmental reconstructions and models becomes increasingly important.

As a contribution towards a better understanding of these human-climate interactions the conveners encourage submission of abstracts on their project’s research on (geo)archaeology, paleoecology, paleoclimate, stratigraphy, and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. We especially welcome contributions offering new methods for dealing with difficult archive conditions and dating challenges. We hope this session will appeal to a broad audience by highlighting the latest research on paleoenvironmental reconstructions in the vicinity of key sites of human evolution, showcasing a wide variety of analytical methods, and encouraging collaboration between different research groups. Conceptual models, modelling results and model-data comparisons are warmly welcomed, as collaborative and interdisciplinary research.

Prof. Dr. Daniel M. Deocampo (Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta) will talk on 'Silicate diagenesis and environmental change in eastern Africa: Examples from key hominin localities'.

Dr. Alice Leplongeon (Institute of Advanced Studies & Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna) will talk about how technological variability, environmental change, and human dispersals may be linked, particularly in the Late Pleistocene in eastern Africa, north-eastern Africa and the Levant.

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Co-organized as CL1.27/GM6.8
Convener: Verena E. Foerster | Co-conveners: Annett Junginger, Nicole Klasen, Frank Schäbitz, Christian Zeeden
Orals
| Fri, 12 Apr, 10:45–12:30
 
Room -2.32
Posters
| Attendance Fri, 12 Apr, 14:00–15:45
 
Hall X1

Friday, 12 April 2019 | Room -2.32

Chairperson: Verena Foerster, Christian Zeeden
10:45–11:00 |
EGU2019-8394
Nicolas Waldmann, Juan Larrasoaña Gorosquieta, Steffen Mischke, Yoav Avni, and Andrea Price
11:00–11:15 |
EGU2019-16538
Philipp Munz, Hartmut Schulz, Dominik Fleitmann, and Annett Junginger
11:45–12:00 |
EGU2019-11025
Daniel Deocampo, Daniel Gebregiorgis, Nathan Rabideaux, Karim Minkara, David Davis, Gail Ashley, John Kingston, Alan Deino, R. Bernhardt Owen, Tim Lowenstein, Robin Renaut, Verena Foerster, Schäbitz Frank, Asfawossen Asrat, Andrew Cohen, Chris Campisano, Jeremy Delaney, Javier Cuadros, and Fred Longstaffe
12:00–12:15 |
EGU2019-8392
Markus L Fischer, Monika Markowska, Felix Bachofer, Verena E Foerster, Asfawossen Asrat, and Annett Junginger
12:15–12:30 |
EGU2019-14836
Walter Düsing, Hauke Kraeme, Asfawossen Asrat, Melissa Chapot, Andrew Cohen, Alan Deino, Verena Foerster, Henry Lamb, Norbert Marwan, Christine Lane, Mark Maslin, Christopher Ramsey, Helen Roberts, Frank Schaebitz, Martin Trauth, and Céline Vidal