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Assessing the Impacts of Post-Fire Drill Seeding on Archaeological Resources: A Case Study from the Owyhee Uplands in SW Idaho

Halford
Rangeland drills are commonly employed for post fire rehab and emergency stabilization. With the assumption that adverse effects will occur, archaeological sites are flagged and avoided. This may cause a site stranding effect and greater potential…
Type: Media
Year: 2017

From pristine forests to high-altitude pastures: an ecological approach to prehistoric human impact on vegetation and landscapes in the western Italian Alps

Pini, Ravazzi, Raiteri, Guerreschi, Castellano, Comolli
1. This paper addresses the origin and development of the oldest prehistoric pasture in the timberline ecotone known so far in the Alps and its relation to anthropogenic pressure and natural climate change. 2. Palaeoecological and geochemical…
Type: Document
Year: 2017

Neolithic to bronze age (4850-3450 cal. BP) fire management of the alpine lower Engadine landscape (Switzerland) to establish pastures and cereal fields

Dietre, Walser, Kofler, Kothieringer, Hajdas, Lambers, Reitmaier, Haas
Agro-pastoral activities in the past act as environmental legacy and have shaped the current cultural landscape in the European Alps. This study reports about prehistoric fire incidents and their impact on the flora and vegetation near the village…
Type: Document
Year: 2017

A Dine Perspective on Cultural Resources and Fire Management

Nez
Jason Nez, a Fire Archaeologist on the 2015 Rock Fire (Kaibab National Forest), will discuss how cultural resources can be protected during managed wildfires. The Kaibab National Forest has numerous cultural resources that are vulnerable to fire,…
Type: Media
Year: 2015

Holocene climate, fire and vegetation dynamics at the treeline in the northwestern Swiss Alps

Schwörer, Kaltenrieder, Glur, Berlinger, Elbert, Frei, Gilli, Hafner, Anselmetti, Grosjean, Tinner
Treelines are expected to rise to higher elevations with climate warming; the rate and extent however are still largely unknown. Here we present the first multi-proxy palaeoecological study from the treeline in the Northwestern Swiss Alps that…
Type: Document
Year: 2015

Keeping Fire on the Ground: Resource Specialist Perspectives on the Kaibab National Forest

Weintraub, Gonzalez, MacDonald, Gatto, Lyndon, Banks, McLaughlin, Betenson, Hercher
The importance of fire in many western ecosystems cannot be overstated. On the Kaibab National Forest, fire provides habitat for wildlife, maintains watersheds, and supports forest health and productivity. Fire also influences a wide range of values…
Type: Media
Year: 2015

Radiant heat effects on ceramic artifacts from the American southwest: from experimental results to site treatment guidelines

Kneifel
Archaeological assemblages in the American Southwest are currently subjected to periodic wildfires and prescribed burns, and have been exposed to fires in the past. Ceramics are a key constituent of these assemblages, leading to questions regarding…
Type: Document
Year: 2015

Wildfire in the Valley of the Wild Roses

Stumpff
Santa Clara Indian Pueblo lands are adjacent to the Jemez National Forest, Bandelier National Monument and Valles Caldera National Preserve. This paper explores Pueblo vulnerability and resilience after repeated and devastating fires in this century…
Type: Document
Year: 2015