52 
O° 205 
50° 
40° 
Fig. 2. Triangles indicate locations where palynological evidence for climatic 
cooling between 11,000 and 10,000 yr B.P., i.e., the Younger Dryas event, has been found. 
40° 
30° 
120° 100° Bo° 
Fig. 3. Circles indicate locations where palynological evidence for climatic cooling 
between 11,000 and 10,000 yr B.P., i.e., the Younger Dryas event, has not been found. 
