Statements (15)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
climatic period
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gptkbp:affects |
flora and fauna distributions
human settlement patterns |
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Atlantic period
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gptkbp:characterizedBy |
warmer temperatures
increased precipitation in some regions |
gptkbp:followedBy |
Subboreal period
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hypsithermal
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gptkbp:period |
approximately 9,000 to 5,000 years ago
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gptkbp:precededBy |
Boreal period
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gptkbp:significance |
retreat of glaciers
expansion of forests in North America and Europe |
gptkbp:studiedIn |
paleoclimatology
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Holocene_climatic_optimum
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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