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Abstract：
Currently in NW Europe little is known about the human response to the extensive cold reversal at the end of the Pleistocene, the Younger Dryas (ca. 12,850 till ca. 11,650 cal BP), mainly due to the poor chronological resolution of the archaeological sites belonging to the Ahrensburgian Culture. Here we present a series of 33 radiocarbon dates performed on the seminal cave site of Remouchamps, situated in the Belgian Meuse basin. Combined with a revision of the available radiocarbon evidence along the southern North Sea basin (Belgium, southern Netherlands, western Germany), it is suggested that the first half of the Younger Dryas, characterized as extremely cold and wet, faced a significant population reduction. Repopulation started around the middle of the Younger Dryas, from ca. 12,200 cal BP onward, probably in response to a slight climatic improvement leading to somewhat warmer summers. This might be considered a prelude to the subsequent population boost of the Early Holocene (Mesolithic).
摘要：
目前在欧洲西北部，关于人类对更新世末期广泛的冷逆转的反应知之甚少，年轻的树干（ca。12,850直到CA。11,650calBP)，主要是由于属于Ahrensburgian文化的考古遗址的时间分辨率较差。在这里，我们展示了在Remouchamps的精巢遗址上进行的一系列33个放射性碳数据，位于比利时默兹盆地。结合对北海南部盆地（比利时，荷兰南部,德国西部)，有人建议，年轻树干的前半部分，特点是极其寒冷和潮湿，人口大幅减少。再人口开始于年轻树丛的中部，从ca。12,200calBP向前，可能是由于气候的轻微改善导致夏季变暖。这可能被认为是随后全新世（中石器时代）人口增长的前奏。
