Tyrrhenian central Italy: Holocene population and landscape ecology

This paper compares changes in vegetation structure and composition (using synthetic fossil pollen data) with proxy data for population levels (including settlements and radiocarbon dates) over the course of the last 10 millennia in Tyrrhenian central Italy. These data show generalised patterns of c...

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Published in:Holocene (Sevenoaks) 2019-05, Vol.29 (5), p.761-775
Main Authors: Stoddart, Simon, Woodbridge, Jessie, Palmisano, Alessio, Mercuri, Anna Maria, Mensing, Scott Andrew, Colombaroli, Daniele, Sadori, Laura, Magri, Donatella, Di Rita, Federico, Giardini, Marco, Mariotti Lippi, Marta, Montanari, Carlo, Bellini, Cristina, Florenzano, Assunta, Torri, Paola, Bevan, Andrew, Shennan, Stephen, Fyfe, Ralph, Roberts, C Neil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fossil pollen
Fossils
Holocene
Landscape
Landscape ecology
Pollen
Population levels
Radiocarbon dating
Tree crops
Urbanism
Vegetation
Woodlands
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Summary:This paper compares changes in vegetation structure and composition (using synthetic fossil pollen data) with proxy data for population levels (including settlements and radiocarbon dates) over the course of the last 10 millennia in Tyrrhenian central Italy. These data show generalised patterns of clearance of woodland in response both to early agriculturalists and urbanism, as well as the specific adoption of tree crops and variations in stock grazing. The results provide a comprehensive understanding of the development of the anthropogenised landscape of one of the most important early centres of European civilisation, showing regional trends as well as local variations.
ISSN:0959-6836
1477-0911
DOI:10.1177/0959683619826696