Did Extreme Climate Conditions Stimulate the Migrations of the Germanic Tribes in the 3rd and 4th Centuries AD?

An examination of Historical Data, Climate Proxy Data, and Migration Events.

  

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

 

 By

 

David Harms Holt, A.A., B.S., M.A.

Tyler Junior College, 1992

University of Texas at Tyler, 1995

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 1999

 

May 2002

University of Arkansas