This interactive map explores reconstructed temperature conditions across selected Eurasian analysis areas during Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3), approximately 58–22 thousand years before present. Use the chronology slider to compare changing annual mean temperature, seasonal extremes, thermal range, and the duration of months above or below key temperature thresholds.
Click an analysis area to view its climate indicators for the selected time slice. The polygons represent standardized regional analysis windows rather than settlement territories; archaeological site markers provide geographic reference points only.
These temperature reconstructions are derived from the Beyer et al.[1] palaeoclimate dataset, processed here as environmental context for interpreting regional ecological settings. They should not be treated as direct evidence of human behaviour or occupation.
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Data source. Beyer, R. M., Krapp, M., & Manica, A. (2020). High-resolution terrestrial climate, bioclimate and vegetation for the last 120,000 years. Scientific Data, 7, 236. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0552-1