Abstract
The evolution of the study of paleoclimates is reviewed from the rather straightforward stratigraphic studies of a century or more ago, to the rather complex techniques of today, which depend heavily upon principles of physics and chemistry, statistics and large-memory computers. The capabilities of various “proxy” records of climate are evaluated. Because timing is so important in climate reconstruction, the development and capabilities of various aging techniques are reviewed. The importance of systematic, areal climate reconstructions, or patterns of parameters, is also reviewed, particularly as they relate to common synoptic patterns of today. [Key words: climatic episodes, Holocene, proxy meteorological data, paleoclimatology.]
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