Iron Age Vegetation Dynamics and Human Impacts on the Vegetation of Upper Mun River Floodplain, N.E. Thailand

• Published in: New Zealand geographer 2001-10, Vol.57 (2), p.21-32
• Main Authors: BOYD, W.E., MCGRATH, R.J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Archaeology; Environmental impact analysis; Plants
• ISSN: 0028-8144; 1745-7939; 1745-7939
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2001.tb01606.x

Presents a revised interpretation of pollen analyses at Iron Age archaeological sites on the floodplain of the Mun River, northeast Thailand. Notes flaws in original research conclusions following publication of a full chronometric data set for these sites. Summarises new understanding of the evidence which allows for presentation of a vegetation history of the study area that is confined to the details of land use and human impact during the latter half of the Thai Iron Age. Identifies ecological groups and landscape partitioning patterns during that period. Records phases of human impact, with periods of forest clearance and its replacement by grasslands with likely rice cultivation and arboriculture. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.