Human responses to climatic deterioration of the Last Glacial Maximum: hot springs as climatic oases
Public support
Provider
Czech Science Foundation
Programme
Standard projects
Call for proposals
SGA0202600001
Main participants
Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Brno, v. v. i.
Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
26-21527S
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Human responses to climatic deterioration of the Last Glacial Maximum: hot springs as climatic oases
Annotation in Czech
Climate deterioration began 26 500 years ago at the onset of the LGM. Around the time of the LGM, people gravitated towards climatically more suitable refugia, which has left a genetic signature in modern European populations. Periglacial hot springs that likely acted as local refugia have been discovered in southeastern Moravia only recently. It has been demonstrated that they acted as effective refugia for a number of arboreal species. To what degree did these thermal spring oases influence local climatic conditions while providing suitable places for human survival during the harsh LGM climate? Intensive surveys for new sites will be carried out in areas highlighted by the recent research. These areas have not previously been a focus of archaeological surveys. To test this new, intriguing ‘cultural oases’ hypothesis exploratory, limited-scale excavations to detect new archaeological sites will be carried out with the intention of finding diagnostic artifacts, charcoal for anthracological analyses and dating, as well as osteological material for oxygen isotope analysis.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
OECD FORD - main branch
60102 - Archaeology
OECD FORD - secondary branch
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OECD FORD - another secondary branch
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CEP - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
AC - Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2026
Realization period - end
Dec 31, 2028
Project status
Z - Beginning multi-year project
Latest support payment
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Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP26-GA0-GA-R
Data delivery date
Apr 27, 2026
Finance
Total approved costs
5,851 thou. CZK
Public financial support
5,851 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK