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This is a time of dramatic (but mostly good) change for Kiravians, whose material culture advanced considerably into what is known as the '''Lower Kiravian Epipalæolithic''' or the '''Society I Culture''' in response to major environmental shifts, beginning with a second abrupt rise in sea levels around 12,475 BC. This rise in sea levels effected the submersal of what were presumably the most heavily populated coastal areas of Kirav, but the glacial retreat responsible for it also opened up more inland areas to {{wp|Pioneer_species|ecological colonisation}} and subsequent human habitation. | This is a time of dramatic (but mostly good) change for Kiravians, whose material culture advanced considerably into what is known as the '''Lower Kiravian Epipalæolithic''' or the '''Society I Culture''' in response to major environmental shifts, beginning with a second abrupt rise in sea levels around 12,475 BC. This rise in sea levels effected the submersal of what were presumably the most heavily populated coastal areas of Kirav, but the glacial retreat responsible for it also opened up more inland areas to {{wp|Pioneer_species|ecological colonisation}} and subsequent human habitation. | ||
During the Late Ice Age, the {{wp|continental ice sheet}} that had previously covered most of the continent contracted to the island continent's central basin, | During the Late Ice Age, the {{wp|continental ice sheet}} that had previously covered most of the continent contracted to the island continent's central basin, flanked by the Aterandic, Ximantav, and West Highlands ranges. | ||
The people of the Society I culture formed somewhat larger social groups than their predecessors, and many communities lived as (at least seasonally-)sedentary food collectors, using markedly more sophisticated social organisation and lithic tools to extract sustenance from a wide variety of sources. Evidence of semi-permanent settlements and specialised tools disappears around the time of the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, suggesting that the Society I culture collapsed under pressure from major environmental changes, reverting to a smaller-scale hunter-gatherer lifestyle for several centuries. | The people of the Society I culture formed somewhat larger social groups than their predecessors, and many communities lived as (at least seasonally-)sedentary food collectors, using markedly more sophisticated social organisation and lithic tools to extract sustenance from a wide variety of sources. Evidence of semi-permanent settlements and specialised tools disappears around the time of the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, suggesting that the Society I culture collapsed under pressure from major environmental changes, reverting to a smaller-scale hunter-gatherer lifestyle for several centuries. | ||