Ecohistory

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It was warmer in the Viking age: in 985 AD they colonised Greenland

Was the climate really warmer during the Viking age? The colonisation of Greenland seems to confirm it, but the picture is more complex than it seems.

Ilenia Righettini · 5 minutes

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Ecohistory 900,000 years ago there were fewer of us than pandas: humans came close to extinction Kristina

Ecohistory Was it warmer in Roman times? Hannibal and the crossing of the Alps with elephants G.T.M.

Ecohistory ‘It was hotter in Roman times’. What is true (and scientifically proven) – 1 G.T.M.

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