Observations of postglacial sea-level rise in northwest European traditions
Observations of postglacial sea-level rise in northwest European traditions
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欧洲西北部传统对冰河后海平面上升的观察
DOI：
10.1002/gea.21898
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发表时间：
2021
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影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Nunn P
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Nunn P
在文字出现之前，各种知识都是通过口头积累、处理和交流的。最近的研究表明，对值得纪念的事件的观察有时以这种方式传递了数千年。这些信息中的大部分最终被写下来，以达到识字的观众，他们通常判断这些“神话和传说”是文化发明，而不是古代记忆。这项研究检查了来自西北欧海岸的15个“淹没故事”，并认为它们合理地代表了冰后期海平面上升的记忆，在该地区，由于海平面上升与冰川均衡调整的相互作用，海平面上升在空间和时间上都是可变的。这项研究结合了文化历史和地球流变学知识，认为欧洲西北部冰后期陆地淹没影响的记忆已经持续了5000- 15，000年。这需要一个长寿的记忆，口头交流，这不是前所未有的，但许多人感到惊讶。它还表明，科学家可能会受益于试图更好地了解来自世界其他地方的文化的口头传统，这些文化可能保存了对难忘事件的观察。
In preliterate contexts, diverse knowledge was accumulated, processed and communicated orally. Recent research demonstrates that observations of memorable events were transferred in this way for thousands of years sometimes. Much of this information was eventually written down to reach literate audiences, which commonly judge such ‘myths and legends’ to be cultural inventions rather than ancient memories. This study examines 15 ‘submergence stories’ from northwest European coasts and argues that they plausibly represent memories of postglacial sea‐level rise, which, in this region, was spatially and temporally variable owing to the interaction of sea‐level rise with glacial isostatic adjustment. This study combines culture history and knowledge of earth rheology to argue that memories of the effects of postglacial land submergence in northwest Europe have endured for 5000–15,000 years. This requires a longevity of memory, orally communicated, that is not unprecedented, yet surprises many. It also shows that scientists might benefit from trying to better understand oral traditions from cultures elsewhere in the world that may have preserved observations of memorable events.