Een veenafzetting in het dal van de Geleenbeek leverde een pollendiagram dat vrijwel het gehele Holoceen bestrijkt. Het resultaat is een vegetatiegeschiedenis van de naaste omgeving van Sittard die... Show moreEen veenafzetting in het dal van de Geleenbeek leverde een pollendiagram dat vrijwel het gehele Holoceen bestrijkt. Het resultaat is een vegetatiegeschiedenis van de naaste omgeving van Sittard die reikt van het Laat-Paleolithicum tot in de Middeleeuwen. Het toont twee grote menselijke ingrepen in de vegetatie. De eerste is toe te schrijven aan de eerste boerencultuur (Bandkeramiek) en de tweede aan de bewoners van de Late Bronstijd tot Vroege IJzertijd. The article is provided with an abstract in English Show less
Attema, P.; Alessandri, L.; Bakels, C.; Doorenbosch, M.; Field, M.; Gorp, W. van; ... ; Sevink, J. 2019
This paper diacusses the Avellino Event Project and the Minor Centres project. Both projects add to the long term reconstruction of the human landscape in the plain south of Sezze (Agro Pontino,... Show moreThis paper diacusses the Avellino Event Project and the Minor Centres project. Both projects add to the long term reconstruction of the human landscape in the plain south of Sezze (Agro Pontino, Lazio). Show less
The river area Maaskant and adjacent sand area of Oss, located ‘between’ the current course of the river Meuse and the city Oss, are among the most intensively researched regions in the Netherlands... Show moreThe river area Maaskant and adjacent sand area of Oss, located ‘between’ the current course of the river Meuse and the city Oss, are among the most intensively researched regions in the Netherlands. Extensive archaeological and palynological research provides ample opportunities for an interregional research of the occupation and vegetation history of both areas. This article describes the intertwinement between the Holocene river area and the adjacent Pleistocene sandy soils, to eventually get a first insight of the relation(s) between the inhabitants of both regions in late prehistoric and Early Roman period (3000 BC – 250 AD). Show less
Due to favorable conditions of preservation, sedimentary basins provide rich records of human behavior and its environmental context. The conditions for the preservation of archaeological material... Show moreDue to favorable conditions of preservation, sedimentary basins provide rich records of human behavior and its environmental context. The conditions for the preservation of archaeological material however vary between basin types (large, river-fed or small, closed basins), while conditions also differ within a particular basin environment. The goal of this paper is to understand how the dynamics of a small postglacial basin such as Neumark-Nord 2, a context that dominates the Eemian archaeological record, affected the archaeology situated at its basin margin. The approach used here is to correlate the archaeological record with reconstructions of patterns of deposition and the water conditions within the basin, using lithology, micromorphology, pollen, and macroremains from a transect running from the basin center to the margin. The results show that (1) find levels were exposed to overland flow-induced winnowing, which vertically concentrated finds but did not cause significant transport, (2) find levels correspond to phases of increased water presence in the basin, and (3) lateral shifts in hominin activity areas may reflect adjustments in the water level. The research shows the importance of large-scale archaeological excavations and a multidisciplinary sampling strategy that covers both the basin center and the margins, when studying postglacial basin localities like Neumark-Nord 2. Show less
Neandertal occupation of Eemian environments in Europe is well attested by several archaeological sites dating to this interglacial period. Does this mean that Neandertals were living in closed... Show moreNeandertal occupation of Eemian environments in Europe is well attested by several archaeological sites dating to this interglacial period. Does this mean that Neandertals were living in closed forest environments? Due to the potential variability of Eemian environments in space and time, it is necessary to study environmental records that can be correlated with phases of hominin presence, as reflected in the archaeological record. Such a perspective can be obtained from the small basin locality Neumark-Nord 2, as it contains an extensive and detailed environmental record, as well as a large archaeological record consisting of several distinct find levels. Analysis shows that hominin presence is predominantly associated with semi-open environmental conditions. A review of the data from the neighbouring Neumark-Nord 1 basin shows that semi-open environments were also characterizing the wider environment during phases of hominin presence at both basin localities. Large herbivores attracted to the water in these basins may have played an important role in the vegetation openness, probably in conjunction with (local) climatic conditions. The relationship between hominin presence and semi-open environments is explained as Neandertals exploiting the large herbivores aggregating around these freshwater localities, while the more varied vegetation would also have provided them with edible plant foods. Other Eemian sites from freshwater contexts provide evidence for semi-open conditions as well. Show less
Pop, E.; Bakels, C.; Kuijper, W.; Mücher, H.; Dijk, M. van 2015
