Introduction

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Authors: Clive Gamble, Olga Soffer
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Abstract

Investigating the global record at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), 18 000 years ago, is an exercise in a new approach to world prehistory. Our aim in these volumes is to show that it is appropriate and possible to assemble archaeological data on a global scale. The purpose of compiling such a record is to examine long-term human adaptation to a climatic minimum and investi- gate the trajectories of change among later prehistoric hunter-and-gatherer societies.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
1–23
Publication date
9 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter