Evolution and management of humid landscapes in Northern Dauphiné (Rhone valley, France): contribution of charcoal and wood studies
Claire Delhon
(1)
,
Nicolas Bernigaud
(1)
,
Jean-François Berger
(2)
,
Pierre-Gil Salvador
(3)
,
Stephanie Thiebault
(4)
Claire Delhon
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Résumé
Using various archaeological and geoarchaeological operations, charcoal and waterlogged wood assemblages have been sampled in the marshy areas from the lower Dauphiné (Rhone valley, France). Their identification allows reconstructing the evolution of the woody vegetation in relation to climatohydrological changes and with human practices in the plain since the mid Holocene. It appears that humid-land forests have experienced a shift from ash formations (dominating during Pre- and Protohistory) toward alder formations between the Bronze Age and Roman Period. That vegetation change seems to be linked with pastoral practices in which fire is used as a clearing and regeneration tool. The intense pastoral use of the plain, together with the humidity of the soils when not artificially drained, may also have prevented the development of dense and mature forests. Finally, we show that beech, which is currently absent from the plain, probably grew in the marshlands during the past.
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Archéologie et PréhistoireFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Evolution and management of humid landscapes in Northern Dauphiné (Rhone valley, France): contribution of charcoal and wood studies
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Résumé |
en
Using various archaeological and geoarchaeological operations, charcoal and waterlogged wood assemblages have been sampled in the marshy areas from the lower Dauphiné (Rhone valley, France). Their identification allows reconstructing the evolution of the woody vegetation in relation to climatohydrological changes and with human practices in the plain since the mid Holocene. It appears that humid-land forests have experienced a shift from ash formations (dominating during Pre- and Protohistory) toward alder formations between the Bronze Age and Roman Period. That vegetation change seems to be linked with pastoral practices in which fire is used as a clearing and regeneration tool. The intense pastoral use of the plain, together with the humidity of the soils when not artificially drained, may also have prevented the development of dense and mature forests. Finally, we show that beech, which is currently absent from the plain, probably grew in the marshlands during the past.
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Auteur(s) |
Claire Delhon
1
, Nicolas Bernigaud
1
, Jean-François Berger
2
, Pierre-Gil Salvador
3
, Stephanie Thiebault
4
1
CEPAM -
Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age
( 199355 )
- Université Côte d'Azur Pôle universitaire Saint-Jean-d'Angély - SJA3 24, avenue des Diables Bleus 06357 Nice Cedex 4
- France
2
EVS -
Environnement, Ville, Société
( 145345 )
- 18 Rue Chevreul
69362 LYON CEDEX 07
UMR 5600
- France
3
TVES -
Territoires, Villes, Environnement & Société - ULR 4477
( 55414 )
- - Bat. Géographie & Aménagement
- 54 avenue Paul Langevin
- 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq
- France
4
AASPE -
Archéozoologie, archéobotanique : sociétés, pratiques et environnements
( 118105 )
- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - Case postale 56 - 55 rue Buffon - 75005 Paris
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2013
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Volume |
23
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Numéro |
10
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Page/Identifiant |
1447-1465
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Domaine(s) |
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Mots-clés |
en
Charcoal, humid lowlands, mid/late Holocene, pastoralism, Rhone valley, vegetation dynamic, waterlogged wood
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DOI | 10.1177/0959683613493934 |
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