Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph evidence of medieval farming activities in southwestern Greenland
International audience Radiocarbon dating, pollen and non-pollen palynomorph analyses from a lake core were used to establish the timing and effects of farming activities around Lake Igaliku, Eastern Settlement, Greenland. The absence of agro-pastoral impact before the medieval colonization by Europ...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-00540614v1 2023-05-15T16:26:59+02:00 Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph evidence of medieval farming activities in southwestern Greenland Gauthier, Emilie Bichet, Vincent Massa, Charly Petit, Christophe Vannière, Boris Richard, Hervé Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249) (LCE) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC) Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté COMUE (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté COMUE (UBFC) Archéologie, Terre, Histoire, Sociétés Dijon (ARTeHiS) Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Archéologies environnementales Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité (ArScAn) Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Ultimagri 2010 https://hal.science/hal-00540614 https://hal.science/hal-00540614/document https://hal.science/hal-00540614/file/2010%20B%20Gauthier,%20.Pertit.%20Groenland%20VGA.pdf en eng HAL CCSD Springer Verlag hal-00540614 https://hal.science/hal-00540614 https://hal.science/hal-00540614/document https://hal.science/hal-00540614/file/2010%20B%20Gauthier,%20.Pertit.%20Groenland%20VGA.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0939-6314 EISSN: 1617-6278 Vegetation History and Archaeobotany https://hal.science/hal-00540614 Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 2010, 19, pp.427-438 Greenland Non-pollen palynomorphs Grazing pressure Palynology [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2010 ftunivnantes 2023-01-18T00:48:23Z International audience Radiocarbon dating, pollen and non-pollen palynomorph analyses from a lake core were used to establish the timing and effects of farming activities around Lake Igaliku, Eastern Settlement, Greenland. The absence of agro-pastoral impact before the medieval colonization by Europeans provides an opportunity to understand the development of farming activity in a pristine landscape. The results show that the first phase of clearance and grazing pressure, without the expansion of the Norse apophyte (native plant, in habitats created by humans) Rumex acetosa type, could have occurred in the 9–10th century A.D. The presence of Norse settlers and livestock is clearly recorded from the 11–12th century A.D. with increasing frequencies of the Norse apophytes Rumex acetosa type and Ranunculus acris type, and coprophilous fungi. This colonization phase is followed by a period of decreasing human impact at the beginning of the 14th century, with a decrease in weeds, apophytes and coprophilous fungi suggesting a reduced grazing pressure. The regrowth of Salix and Betula and the disappearance of anthropogenic indicators except Rumex acetosa type between the 15th and 18th century demonstrate the abandonment of the settlement, until the development of contemporary agriculture in the 20th century. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Igaliku Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Greenland Igaliku ENVELOPE(-45.421,-45.421,60.988,60.988) |
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International audience Radiocarbon dating, pollen and non-pollen palynomorph analyses from a lake core were used to establish the timing and effects of farming activities around Lake Igaliku, Eastern Settlement, Greenland. The absence of agro-pastoral impact before the medieval colonization by Europeans provides an opportunity to understand the development of farming activity in a pristine landscape. The results show that the first phase of clearance and grazing pressure, without the expansion of the Norse apophyte (native plant, in habitats created by humans) Rumex acetosa type, could have occurred in the 9–10th century A.D. The presence of Norse settlers and livestock is clearly recorded from the 11–12th century A.D. with increasing frequencies of the Norse apophytes Rumex acetosa type and Ranunculus acris type, and coprophilous fungi. This colonization phase is followed by a period of decreasing human impact at the beginning of the 14th century, with a decrease in weeds, apophytes and coprophilous fungi suggesting a reduced grazing pressure. The regrowth of Salix and Betula and the disappearance of anthropogenic indicators except Rumex acetosa type between the 15th and 18th century demonstrate the abandonment of the settlement, until the development of contemporary agriculture in the 20th century. |
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Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249) (LCE) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC) Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté COMUE (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté COMUE (UBFC) Archéologie, Terre, Histoire, Sociétés Dijon (ARTeHiS) Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Archéologies environnementales Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité (ArScAn) Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Ultimagri |
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Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph evidence of medieval farming activities in southwestern Greenland |
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Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph evidence of medieval farming activities in southwestern Greenland |
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Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph evidence of medieval farming activities in southwestern Greenland |
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Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph evidence of medieval farming activities in southwestern Greenland |
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Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph evidence of medieval farming activities in southwestern Greenland |
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pollen and non-pollen palynomorph evidence of medieval farming activities in southwestern greenland |
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https://hal.science/hal-00540614 https://hal.science/hal-00540614/document https://hal.science/hal-00540614/file/2010%20B%20Gauthier,%20.Pertit.%20Groenland%20VGA.pdf |
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Greenland Igaliku |
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ISSN: 0939-6314 EISSN: 1617-6278 Vegetation History and Archaeobotany https://hal.science/hal-00540614 Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 2010, 19, pp.427-438 |
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