Alternative strategies to agriculture: the evidence for climatic shocks and cereal declines during the British Neolithic and Bronze Age (a reply to Bishop)

摘要: AbstractOur suggestion that agriculture was temporarily abandoned for several centuries throughout much of mainland Britain after 3600 BC has provoked criticism, notably the claim by Bishop (2015) we have missed continuity in Scotland. We demonstrate firm evidence widespread within later Neolithic is still unproven. trace disappearance cereals and associated population collapse to a probable climatic shift impacted abundance rainfall lowered temperatures, thus affecting reliability cereals. Divergent strategies patterns are identified on Scottish Islands versus mainland, which more common with England, Wales Ireland. argue climate shocks disrupt existing subsistence patterns, varied responses represented divergent island both Late during Early Middle Bronze Age. Favourable climates encouraged growth innovation, such...