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  • Some have gone so far as to term Younger Dryas H0.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Some have gone so far as to term Younger Dryas H0.

    RealClimate 2009

  • This new population, who lived by hunting and gathering, survived a sharp cold spell called the Younger Dryas that lasted from 12,300 to 11,000 years ago.

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

  • This new population, who lived by hunting and gathering, survived a sharp cold spell called the Younger Dryas that lasted from 12,300 to 11,000 years ago.

    A UNITED KINGDOM? DNA SUGGESTS BRITISH, IRISH FROM SAME STOCK 2007

  • By analyzing preserved ancient plants and scat from a variety of middens dating back 12,000 years, Dr. Cole recently proved that a miniature ice age known as the Younger Dryas, long thought to have been confined to the North Atlantic, was also felt in the American Southwest.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • By analyzing preserved ancient plants and scat from a variety of middens dating back 12,000 years, Dr. Cole recently proved that a miniature ice age known as the Younger Dryas, long thought to have been confined to the North Atlantic, was also felt in the American Southwest.

    Packrat Middens 2006

  • Moore and Hillman did not claim that the Younger Dryas was the only factor leading to the Neolithic Revolution, although they were convinced that it had been at least a “significant catalyst” in getting the revolution under way.

    The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005

  • The ancient temperature drop, called the Younger Dryas, has been well documented in the geologic record, including soil and ice core samples.

    National Geographic News 2010

  • The finding has confirmed past theories about the likely cause of a sudden cooling period called the Younger Dryas when temperatures in Europe, similar to today, quickly returned to ice age conditions.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • Researchers have long theorized that a flood from Lake Agassiz triggered the deep freeze, known as the Younger Dryas, but could not find a flood path to support the scenario.

    Dose.ca Music briefs Margaret Munro 2010

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