Climate, Fire and Human Evolution The Deep Time Dimensions of the An
The book outlines principal milestones in the evolution of the atmosphere, oceans and biosphere during the last 4 million years in relation with the evolution from primates to the genus Homo – which uniquely mastered the ignition and transfer of fire. The
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Andrew Y. Glikson Colin Groves
Climate, Fire and Human Evolution The Deep Time Dimensions of the Anthropocene
Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences Volume 10
Series editor Yildirim Dilek, Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH, U.S.A Franco Pirajno, Geological Survey of Western Australia, and The University of Western, Australia, Perth, Australia M.J.R.Wortel, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Andrew Y. Glikson • Colin Groves
Climate, Fire and Human Evolution The Deep Time Dimensions of the Anthropocene
Andrew Y. Glikson School of Archaeology and Anthropology Australian National University Canberra, ACT, Australia
Colin Groves School of Archaeology and Anthropology Australian National University Canberra, ACT, Australia
Responsible Series Editor: F. Pirajno
This book represents an expansion of the book by Andrew Y. Glikson, Evolution of the Atmosphere, Fire and the Anthropocene Climate Event Horizon (Springer, 2014). ISSN 1876-1682 ISSN 1876-1690 (electronic) Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences ISBN 978-3-319-22511-1 ISBN 978-3-319-22512-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-22512-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015951975 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www. springer.com)
Earthrise (NASA) (http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=4129)
Bushfire smoke covering the sun in Tasmania’s Southern Midlands, looking west towards Lake Repulse, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 (Kim Foale; AAP Image, by permission)
In honor of Sir David Attenborough
Foreword
Andrew Y. Glikson and Colin Groves’ new book Climate, Fire, and Human Evolution traces the fascinating and complex history
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