Originally Posted by TBM
Originally Posted by John V6
Correct a very different climate in the neolithic.


Yep, it was around the Neolithic/Bronze Age transition that there was a vast deforestation of Dartmoor and similar woodlands. It coincided with the wider adoption of farming, and the shift from Hunter Gatherer to Agriculturalist

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The planet was certainly warmer in the pre-roman and neolithic periods.
An interesting article in New Scientist, 10 years ago.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22040-tree-rings-suggest-roman-world-was-warmer-than-thought/

Essentially, the increase in CO2 that concerns so many may actually be holding back another mini ice age.

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