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Climate change facilitated the early colonization of the Azores Archipelago during medieval times

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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2108236118

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Humans have made such dramatic and permanent changes to Earth's landscapes that much of it is now substantially and irreversibly altered from its preanthropogenic state. Remote islands, until recently isolated from humans, offer insights into how these landscapes evolved in response to human-induced perturbations. However, little is known about when and how remote systems were colonized because archaeological data and historical records are scarce and incomplete. Here, we use a multiproxy approach to reconstruct the initial colonization and subsequent environmental impacts on the Azores Archipelago. Our reconstructions provide unambiguous evidence for widespread human disturbance of this archipelago starting between 700 -60/+50 and 850 -60/+60 Common Era (CE), ca. 700 y earlier than historical records suggest the onset of Portuguese settlement of the islands. Settlement proceeded in three phases, during which human pressure on the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems grew steadily (i.e., through livestock introductions, logging, and fire), resulting in irreversible changes. Our climate models suggest that the initial colonization at the end of the early Middle Ages (500 to 900 CE) occurred in conjunction with anomalous northeasterly winds and warmer Northern Hemisphere temperatures. These climate conditions likelyinhibited exploration from southern Europe and facilitated human settlers from the northeast Atlantic. These results are consistent with recent archaeological and genetic data suggesting that the Norse were most likely the earliest settlers on the islands.

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Canvi climàtic, Açores, Colonització

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Climatic change, Azores, Colonization

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RAPOSEIRO, Pedro miguel, HERNÁNDEZ HERNÁNDEZ, Armand, PLA RABÉS, Sergi, BAO CASAL, Roberto, SÁEZ, Alberto, SHANAHAN, Timothy, BENAVENTE, Mario, DE BOER, Erik j., RICHTER, Nora, GORDON, Verónica, MARQUES, Helena, SOUSA, Pedro m., SOUTO, Martín, MATIAS, Miguel g., AGUIAR, Nicole, PEREIRA, Cátia, RITTER, Catarina, RUBIO DE INGLÉS, María jesús, VÁZQUEZ-LOUREIRO, David, AMARAL-ZETTLER, Linda a., HUANG, Yongsong, VAN LEEUWEN, Jacqueline fn, PREGO, Ricardo, RUIZ-FERNÁNDEZ, Ana carolina, SÁNCHEZ-CABEZA, Joan albert, TRIGO, Ricardo m., GIRALT ROMEU, Santiago, GONÇALVES, Vítor, MARGALEF MARRASÉ, Olga, SALCEDO, Marina, COSTA, Ana cristina, MASQUÉ, Pere. Climate change facilitated the early colonization of the Azores Archipelago during medieval times. _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS_. 2021. Vol. 118, núm. 41, pàgs. 1-7. [consulta: 23 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0027-8424. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/180455]

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