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c. -6200 to -5600
Early Atlantic Neolithic
8.2 Kiloyear Event
1. Relocation of Axial Strike Point
(conjectural)
2. Early Atlantic Climate Change (c. -6200)
(PNA / Pollen Zone VIb)
Lepenski Vir, Danube River (Early to Middle Neolithic c. -8500 to -6000)
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i. 8.2 Kiloyear Event
a. Storegga Slide - final collapse of northern ice sheets b. Meltwater pulse, sea-level rise c. Doggerland submerged d. Missoula floods: Columbia River basin cf. “Gathering of waters” — Genesis 1.9-10 ii. Cold dry drought, aridification cf. “Dry land appears” — Genesis 1.9-10 iii. Disruption of old neolithic cultures a. Levant abandoned b. Çatal Höyük deserted c. Migrant farmers fish the Black Sea d. Expansion of Lepenski Vir e. Dogger bank fishing culture cf. “Dry land appears” — Genesis 1.9-10 |
3. Later Neolithic (c. -5800)
(PNA / Pollen Zone VIc)
i. Hypsithermal climate recovers
a. Warm, moist weather b. Farming returns to the Levant c. Irrigation agriculture in Mesopotamia cf. “Earth sprouts vegetation” — Genesis 1.11-12 ii. Spread of Later Neolitic settlements in Europe a. Rise of Starčevo culture b. Rise of Körös (Criş) culture c. Tumba Madžari settled |
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4. "Heart of Sea, Heart of Lake" (c. -5600)
i. Polar Configuration as Glowing Cloud
a. Saturn, Neptune & Uranus now axially aligned - “Goose-head” of Uranus & Oberon no longer apparent - “Vulture pinions” retracted; bird nesting b. “Chaos” cloud floating in ocean-like sky (Cardona, &c.) c. Misty streaks and swirls (Cook, &c.) d. U K'ux Kaj (“Heart of Sea, Heart of Lake”) -- Popul Vuh e. Twisted column of clouds reaching down to Earth (Hurakan) |