June 10, 2024The Holocene

Exploring local and regional vegetation compositional changes during the Neolithic (5th–3rd millennium BC): A case study on the forager impact on vegetation in north-east Europe

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TATeija AleniusUniversity of Turku LMLaurent MarquerUniversität Innsbruck KNKerkko NordqvistUniversity of Helsinki

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Palaeoecological reconstruction reveals extensive vegetation compositional changes in Neolithic forager landscapes, indicating active forest management and incipient cultivation.

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Prehistoric foragers actively manipulated forest environments by 4800 BC, creating open, heliophilous conditions through deliberate vegetation clearance.
High fire frequencies persisted between 4090 and 3150 BC, while cereal-type pollen from 4000 to 3600 BC marked incipient cultivation near settlements.
Landscape Reconstruction Algorithm modelling and the REVEALS model quantified vegetation change across spatial scales using local pollen and charcoal data.

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Alenius et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e65773b6db6435875e65e0 https://doi.org/10.1177/09596836241254492

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Palaeoecological reconstruction reveals extensive vegetation compositional changes in Neolithic forager landscapes, indicating active forest management and incipient cultivation.

Exploring local and regional vegetation compositional changes during the Neolithic (5th–3rd millennium BC): A case study on the forager impact on vegetation in north-east Europe

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Exploring local and regional vegetation compositional changes during the Neolithic (5th–3rd millennium BC): A case study on the forager impact on vegetation in north-east Europe

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