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Interstadial

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interstadial [‚in·tər′stād·ē·əl]
(geology)
Pertaining to a period during a glacial stage in which the ice retreated temporarily.

Interstadial 

a period characterized by a slight warming in the climate and a considerable reduction in ice sheets between two stages of their advance during a glaciation in the Anthropogenic (Quaternary) period.



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Comparing these reconstructed areas for Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans during each of the climatic phases concerned, and by projecting each niche onto the subsequent climatic phases, Banks and colleagues determined that Neanderthals had the possibility to maintain their range across Europe during a period of less severe climatic conditions called Greenland Interstadial 8 (GI8).
In the warmer interstadial periods, regions such as the Caucasus and southern Europe would have provided inviting venues.
 
 
 
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