
The second edition of this authoritative introduction to the global environmental fluctuations of the Quaternary period has been thoroughly revised and updated, and now includes two new chapters: one on Quaternary soils and sediments, and one on the Milankovitch theory and its...

This book examines the global environmental fluctuations of the Quaternary period, analyzes important evidence used in reconstructing Quaternary environments and considers the response of living organisms-including prehistoric human societies-to past environmental change.