Rapid climate change, early modern human dispersal, and Neanderthal demise

为什么我们是唯一幸存的人类物种？该项目旨在调查与快速气候变化事件相关的季节性环境变化是否在60，000 - 30，000年前我们自己物种的扩张和尼安德特人的消亡中发挥了作用。该项目将利用来自主要考古遗址的新颖的多代理分析，生成过去气候变化的定量、亚季节记录，为了解早期人类对极端气候波动的反应提供一个框架。这可能会为我们应对未来极端情况的策略提供信息。这些无与伦比的记录还将为测试和完善气候模型提供数据，从而更好地了解地球的气候系统。

Why are we the only surviving human species? This project aims to investigate whether seasonal environmental changes associated with rapid climate change events played a role in the expansion of our own species and the demise of Neanderthals between 60,000-30,000 years ago. The project will generate quantitative, sub-seasonal records of past climate variability using novel multi-proxy analyses from key archaeological sites, offering a framework for understanding early human responses to extreme climate fluctuations. This may inform our strategies for coping with future extreme scenarios. These unparalleled records will also provide data to test and refine climate models, enabling a better understanding of Earth’s climate system.