Stalagmite-Inferred Climate in the Western Mediterranean during the Roman Warm Period
Hsun-Ming Hu
(1)
,
Véronique Michel
(2, 3)
,
Patricia Valensi
(4)
,
Horng-Sheng Mii
(5)
,
Elisabetta Starnini
(6)
,
Marta Zunino
(7)
,
Chuan-Chou Shen
(1)
1
High-Precision Mass Spectrometry and Environment Change Laboratory (HISPEC)
2 CEPAM - Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
3 GEOAZUR 7329 - Géoazur
4 HNHP - Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
5 NTNU - National Taiwan Normal University
6 University of Pisa - Università di Pisa
7 Toirano cave
2 CEPAM - Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
3 GEOAZUR 7329 - Géoazur
4 HNHP - Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
5 NTNU - National Taiwan Normal University
6 University of Pisa - Università di Pisa
7 Toirano cave
Hsun-Ming Hu
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1146406
- ORCID : 0000-0002-9204-8874
Véronique Michel
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 738571
- IdHAL : veronique-michel
- ORCID : 0000-0002-8900-7190
- IdRef : 059768339
Patricia Valensi
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1226940
- IdHAL : patricia-valensi
- ORCID : 0000-0003-4797-1720
Elisabetta Starnini
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1146407
- ORCID : 0000-0002-3933-0854
Résumé
The circum-Mediterranean region is the cradle of ancient civilizations that had their roots in the Holocene. Climate change has been considered a key element that contributed to their rise or fall. The Roman Warm Period (RWP), 200 B.C. to 400 A.D., was the warmest period in Europe during the last two thousand years. Hydroclimatic change at the end of the RWP has been suggested as a possible influence on the stability of the Roman political regime and the eventual collapse of the Roman Empire in 476 A.D. A lack of precise proxy records hampers our understanding of hydroclimatic variability over the RWP. Here we present a stalagmite-based climate record from 550 ± 10 B.C. to 950 ± 7 A.D. (2σ) from northern Italy, which reveals a climatic trend of warming and increased humidity throughout the RWP. By comparison with other proxy records in Europe and the circum-Mediterranean region, we argue that the warm, humid climate in southern Europe could be linked to the multi-centennial warming of the Mediterranean Sea. Our record further suggests a century-long rapid drying trend from the early-4th to early-5th century, followed by a 100-year-long drought event, which could have influenced the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Etudes de l'environnement Sciences de l'Homme et Société Archéologie et Préhistoire Histoire ClimatologieFormat du dépôt | Fichier |
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Stalagmite-Inferred Climate in the Western Mediterranean during the Roman Warm Period
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Résumé |
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The circum-Mediterranean region is the cradle of ancient civilizations that had their roots in the Holocene. Climate change has been considered a key element that contributed to their rise or fall. The Roman Warm Period (RWP), 200 B.C. to 400 A.D., was the warmest period in Europe during the last two thousand years. Hydroclimatic change at the end of the RWP has been suggested as a possible influence on the stability of the Roman political regime and the eventual collapse of the Roman Empire in 476 A.D. A lack of precise proxy records hampers our understanding of hydroclimatic variability over the RWP. Here we present a stalagmite-based climate record from 550 ± 10 B.C. to 950 ± 7 A.D. (2σ) from northern Italy, which reveals a climatic trend of warming and increased humidity throughout the RWP. By comparison with other proxy records in Europe and the circum-Mediterranean region, we argue that the warm, humid climate in southern Europe could be linked to the multi-centennial warming of the Mediterranean Sea. Our record further suggests a century-long rapid drying trend from the early-4th to early-5th century, followed by a 100-year-long drought event, which could have influenced the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Auteur(s) |
Hsun-Ming Hu
1
, Véronique Michel
2, 3
, Patricia Valensi
4
, Horng-Sheng Mii
5
, Elisabetta Starnini
6
, Marta Zunino
7
, Chuan-Chou Shen
1
1
High-Precision Mass Spectrometry and Environment Change Laboratory (HISPEC)
( 463272 )
- Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan ROC
- Taïwan
2
CEPAM -
Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
( 199355 )
- Université Côte d'Azur Pôle universitaire Saint-Jean-d'Angély - SJA3 24, avenue des Diables Bleus 06357 Nice Cedex 4
- France
3
GEOAZUR 7329 -
Géoazur
( 239385 )
- 250 rue Albert Einstein, Sophia Antipolis 06560 VALBONNE
- France
4
HNHP -
Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
( 121947 )
- Institut de Paléontologie Humaine - 1, rue René Panhard - 75013 Paris
- France
5
NTNU -
National Taiwan Normal University
( 462658 )
- Heping E Rd, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
- Taïwan
6
University of Pisa - Università di Pisa
( 366408 )
- Lungarno Pacinotti 43 - 56126 Pisa
- Italie
7
Toirano cave
( 1101595 )
- Italie
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Licence |
Paternité
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2022-07
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Volume |
10
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Numéro |
7
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Page/Identifiant |
93
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DOI | 10.3390/cli10070093 |
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