Soils of Some Norse Settlements in Southwestern Greenland
Soils of some former Norse settlements in southwestern Greenland were investigated and found to have well-developed, brightly coloured soil profiles in spite of the high latitude. The soils are generally acidic, sandy, strongly organic and high in exchange cations. Iron extraction data suggest a mod...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64309 2023-05-15T14:19:10+02:00 Soils of Some Norse Settlements in Southwestern Greenland Rutherford, G.K. 1995-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64309 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64309/48244 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64309 ARCTIC; Vol. 48 No. 4 (1995): December: 313–405; 324-328 1923-1245 0004-0843 Agriculture Chemical properties Human migration Norse in Greenland Soil profiles Soil pH Soils Qaqortoq region Greenland Tunulliarfik Fjord region Narsarsuaq region Igaliku region info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1995 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:32Z Soils of some former Norse settlements in southwestern Greenland were investigated and found to have well-developed, brightly coloured soil profiles in spite of the high latitude. The soils are generally acidic, sandy, strongly organic and high in exchange cations. Iron extraction data suggest a moderate degree of pedologic activity. The presence of smectite and interstratified hydroxy-aluminum vermiculite is likely representative of an early stage of neomineral formation in an area which has probably been ice-free for at least 8000 years. In the areas visited, there was no evidence in the soil to suggest that extensive soil erosion was responsible for the abandonment of these settlements.Key words: arctic soils, pedology, clay minerals, Greenland, Norse settlements Lors de l'étude des sols de quelques sites primitifs de peuplement norois dans le sud-ouest du Groenland, on a trouvé des horizons pédologiques aux couleurs vives bien accumulés malgré la latitude élevée. Les sols sont en général acides, sableux, fortement organiques et riches en cations d'échange. Des données concernant l'extraction du fer suggèrent qu'il existe un degré moyen d'activité pédologique. La présence de smectite et de vermiculite d'hydroxyaluminium interstratifiée est probablement l'indice d'une formation néominérale à ses débuts, dans une région qui pourrait avoir été libre de glace pendant au moins 8000 ans. Dans les zones visitées, on n'a trouvé dans le sol aucune preuve portant àcroire qu'une importante érosion du sol aurait entraîné l'abandon de ces sites de peuplement.Mots clés: sols arctiques, pédologie, minéraux argileux, Groenland, sites de peuplement norois Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Greenland Groenland Igaliku Narsarsuaq Qaqortoq University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Greenland Igaliku ENVELOPE(-45.421,-45.421,60.988,60.988) Qaqortoq ENVELOPE(-46.036,-46.036,60.718,60.718) ARCTIC 48 4 |
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Agriculture Chemical properties Human migration Norse in Greenland Soil profiles Soil pH Soils Qaqortoq region Greenland Tunulliarfik Fjord region Narsarsuaq region Igaliku region Rutherford, G.K. Soils of Some Norse Settlements in Southwestern Greenland |
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Soils of some former Norse settlements in southwestern Greenland were investigated and found to have well-developed, brightly coloured soil profiles in spite of the high latitude. The soils are generally acidic, sandy, strongly organic and high in exchange cations. Iron extraction data suggest a moderate degree of pedologic activity. The presence of smectite and interstratified hydroxy-aluminum vermiculite is likely representative of an early stage of neomineral formation in an area which has probably been ice-free for at least 8000 years. In the areas visited, there was no evidence in the soil to suggest that extensive soil erosion was responsible for the abandonment of these settlements.Key words: arctic soils, pedology, clay minerals, Greenland, Norse settlements Lors de l'étude des sols de quelques sites primitifs de peuplement norois dans le sud-ouest du Groenland, on a trouvé des horizons pédologiques aux couleurs vives bien accumulés malgré la latitude élevée. Les sols sont en général acides, sableux, fortement organiques et riches en cations d'échange. Des données concernant l'extraction du fer suggèrent qu'il existe un degré moyen d'activité pédologique. La présence de smectite et de vermiculite d'hydroxyaluminium interstratifiée est probablement l'indice d'une formation néominérale à ses débuts, dans une région qui pourrait avoir été libre de glace pendant au moins 8000 ans. Dans les zones visitées, on n'a trouvé dans le sol aucune preuve portant àcroire qu'une importante érosion du sol aurait entraîné l'abandon de ces sites de peuplement.Mots clés: sols arctiques, pédologie, minéraux argileux, Groenland, sites de peuplement norois |
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Soils of Some Norse Settlements in Southwestern Greenland |
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Soils of Some Norse Settlements in Southwestern Greenland |
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Soils of Some Norse Settlements in Southwestern Greenland |
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Soils of Some Norse Settlements in Southwestern Greenland |
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Soils of Some Norse Settlements in Southwestern Greenland |
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soils of some norse settlements in southwestern greenland |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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Arctic Arctic Arctique* Greenland Groenland Igaliku Narsarsuaq Qaqortoq |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 48 No. 4 (1995): December: 313–405; 324-328 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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