A palaeoecological and archaeological analysis of plant macrofossils from monolith 4A800B3-6 at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland ...
Peatlands are excellent foci of study due to their ability to act as archives of palaeoecological and archaeological proxy data, as the organic materials which constitute such data do not readily decompose within these waterlogged and acidic environments. Proxy data can be analyzed to discern how pe...
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ftdatacite:10.48336/ev7w-f306 2023-05-15T17:21:08+02:00 A palaeoecological and archaeological analysis of plant macrofossils from monolith 4A800B3-6 at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland ... Speller, Jeffrey G. 2023 https://dx.doi.org/10.48336/ev7w-f306 https://research.library.mun.ca/15833/ en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland Text ScholarlyArticle article-journal 2023 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48336/ev7w-f306 2023-04-03T17:45:42Z Peatlands are excellent foci of study due to their ability to act as archives of palaeoecological and archaeological proxy data, as the organic materials which constitute such data do not readily decompose within these waterlogged and acidic environments. Proxy data can be analyzed to discern how peatlands came to form through internal and external processes. Both natural and cultural (i.e., anthropogenic) forces are important external influences upon peatland formation. This study seeks to discern how a peat bog area at the archaeological site of L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland formed as a result of natural successional processes and anthropogenic disturbance. This is accomplished through the use of a high temporal resolution (sub-centimetre) plant macrofossil analysis and radiocarbon age-depth modelling undertaken on a monolith (4A800B3-6) retrieved from a peat bog close to the main settlement terrace at the site. Through the application of this method, it is found that human-mediated disturbance (fire ... Text Newfoundland DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Monolith ENVELOPE(163.283,163.283,-66.950,-66.950) |
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Peatlands are excellent foci of study due to their ability to act as archives of palaeoecological and archaeological proxy data, as the organic materials which constitute such data do not readily decompose within these waterlogged and acidic environments. Proxy data can be analyzed to discern how peatlands came to form through internal and external processes. Both natural and cultural (i.e., anthropogenic) forces are important external influences upon peatland formation. This study seeks to discern how a peat bog area at the archaeological site of L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland formed as a result of natural successional processes and anthropogenic disturbance. This is accomplished through the use of a high temporal resolution (sub-centimetre) plant macrofossil analysis and radiocarbon age-depth modelling undertaken on a monolith (4A800B3-6) retrieved from a peat bog close to the main settlement terrace at the site. Through the application of this method, it is found that human-mediated disturbance (fire ... |
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A palaeoecological and archaeological analysis of plant macrofossils from monolith 4A800B3-6 at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland ... |
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A palaeoecological and archaeological analysis of plant macrofossils from monolith 4A800B3-6 at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland ... |
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A palaeoecological and archaeological analysis of plant macrofossils from monolith 4A800B3-6 at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland ... |
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A palaeoecological and archaeological analysis of plant macrofossils from monolith 4A800B3-6 at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland ... |
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A palaeoecological and archaeological analysis of plant macrofossils from monolith 4A800B3-6 at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland ... |
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palaeoecological and archaeological analysis of plant macrofossils from monolith 4a800b3-6 at l’anse aux meadows, newfoundland ... |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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