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Nakonechny
Modern studies of site distribution, utilization of near-coastal riverine resources, and the development of cultural complexity during the Holocene in southwestern Washington are hampered by the limited amount of data from previous archaeological…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Williams, Mooney, Sisson, Marlon
The extent of prehistoric human impact on the environment is a contentious topic in various palaeo-environmental sciences. The long history of humans in Australia and its extensive fire-prone biota makes this continent a key research area for better…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Lehndorff, Linstädter, Kehl, Weniger
Fire residues elucidate the where, when, and how of land use. Charcoal analysis provides insights into wood-burning practices, but is restricted by the size of identifiable particles. The present paper is the first to apply a black carbon (BC)…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Crawford, Mensing, Lake, Zimmerman
The influence of Native American land-use practices on vegetation composition and structure has long been a subject of significant debate. This is particularly true in portions of the western United States where tribal hunter-gatherers did not use…
Type: Document
Year: 2015
Feurdean, Marinova, Nielsen, Liakka, Veres, Hutchinson, Braun, Timar-Gabor, Astalos, Mosburgger, Hickler
Aim The forest steppe of the Transylvanian Plain is a landscape of exceptionally diverse steppe-like and semi-natural grasslands. Is this vegetation a remnant of a once continuous temperate forest extensively cleared by humans, or has the area,…
Type: Document
Year: 2015