The Role of Catastrophic Floods Generated by Collapse of Natural Dams Since the Neolithic in the Oases of Bukhara and Qaraqöl: Preliminary Results

Fouache, Éric; Vella, Claude; Fleury, Jules; Andrieu-Ponnel, Valerie; Zink, Antoine; Porto, Elisa; Brunet, Frédérique; Cez, Lucie; Rante, Rocco

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“…According to palynological studies made in the Aral Sea (Sorrel et al 2007) and the similarities between records from central Asia and from the Near East (Cheng et al 2012), central Asian climate can be viewed as integrated in the eastern Mediterranean system (Fouache et al 2012(Fouache et al , 2016. Palaeoclimatic data from this area may thus be also broadly meaningful of the conditions in Central Asia.…”

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“…Thus, these data suggest that there were no major changes in water sources during the period discussed here. Other fluvial geomorphological studies have been made in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan (Fouache et al 2012(Fouache et al , 2016. The examination of the palaeochannels of the Balkh River and the river Zerafshan reveals the strong dynamic of the hydrographical system with an extreme mobility of channels, a large range of movements and a great number of changes.…”

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Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of the Oxus Civilization in Southern Central Asia

Luneau¹

2019

Socio-Environmental Dynamics Along the Historical Silk Road

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During the Final Bronze Age (around 3750/3700 BP), the proto-urban sedentary cultural entity in southern Central Asia-known as the Oxus civilization or Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex-underwent major social transformations in different field aspects leading to a deep cultural change in the middle of the 4th millennium BP. Among the different reasons suggested to explain these sociocultural changes, the hypothesis of global climate change in Central Asia at the beginning of the 4th millennium BP has been emphasized by different scholars. In this paper, I will examine current paleo-environmental data in relation with the climate evolution during the Mid-and Late Holocene. A critical assessment of the hypothesis of climatic change in Central Asia at the beginning of the 4th millennium BP allows to stimulate the discussion anew. I argue that the present data do not support a drastic climate change during the first half of the 4th millennium BP as a responsible factor for the fall of the Oxus civilization, although local environmental modifications should also not be underestimated and further investigated in a more integrated perspective of co-evolution of the ecological environment and the human societies.

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Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of the Oxus Civilization in Southern Central Asia

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2019

Socio-Environmental Dynamics Along the Historical Silk Road

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“…According to palynological studies made in the Aral Sea ) and the similarities between records from central Asia and from the Near East , central Asian climate can be viewed as integrated in the eastern Mediterranean system (Fouache et al 2012(Fouache et al , 2016. Palaeoclimatic data from this area may thus be also broadly meaningful of the conditions in Central Asia.…”

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confidence: 99%

Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road

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“…Une description plus précise de la stratigraphie et de l'interprétation des différents profils se trouve dans Fouache et al (2016).…”

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“…Afin de saisir la dynamique de formation de l'oasis et l'évolution des paléo-chenaux en lien avec le peuplement urbain, une étude géomorphologique (programme MEDEE) a été entreprise par l'équipe du professeur E. Fouache (Fouache et al, 2016) à côté de l'étude ciblée de certains sites archéologiques (Paykend, Romitan, Iskijkat, Kakishtuvan) en lien avec la prospection réalisée sur tout le territoire de l'oasis. Plusieurs paléo-cours ont pu être identifiés et corrélés avec des traces d'occupations humaines.…”

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Paléocours du delta du Zerafshan (oasis de Boukhara, Ouzbékistan) : premières datations par luminescence

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The Role of Catastrophic Floods Generated by Collapse of Natural Dams Since the Neolithic in the Oases of Bukhara and Qaraqöl: Preliminary Results

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of the Oxus Civilization in Southern Central Asia

Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of the Oxus Civilization in Southern Central Asia

Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road

Paléocours du delta du Zerafshan (oasis de Boukhara, Ouzbékistan) : premières datations par luminescence

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