An archaeopedological and phytolitarian study of the “Dark Earth” on the site of Rue de Dinant (Brussels, Belgium)

Devos, Yannick; Vrydaghs, Luc; Degraeve, Ann; Fechner, Kaï

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“…Although they are an important part of the medieval stratigraphy, their significance cannot easily be understood using a traditional archaeological approach (Devos et al submitted). Archaeopedology (including field study, micromorphology and physico-chemical analysis), combined with archaeobotany and, more specifically, phytolith analysis have been shown to be powerful tools in the identification of agents and in understanding the processes and activities responsible for their formation (Macphail 1981;Devos et al 2009;Devos et al 2010;Devos et al submitted).…”

Section: Interdisciplinary Research On Medieval Brusselsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The integrated study of Brussels' Dark Earth demonstrates its potential to identify ancient activity zones (Devos et al 2009;Degraeve et al 2010) and to reconstruct the medieval landscape through the evaluation of the role and interaction of natural and human factors (Devos et al, submitted). Finally, rural history makes it possible to observe the broader landscape of Brussels and study the relationship between the medieval town and countryside.…”

Section: Interdisciplinary Research On Medieval Brusselsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Human action is studied at each level. To unravel the story hidden within the enigmatic and homogeneous Dark Earth, it is necessary to go from macroscopic field study down to microscopic scale (Macphail 1981;Devos et al 2009). Archaeobotany combines the analysis of macro-remains (charcoal and seeds) and micro-remains (phytoliths and pollen) originating from several sites within the actual city.…”

Section: Interdisciplinary Research On Medieval Brusselsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Phytolith and charcoal preservation however, is excellent. As phytoliths tend to provide very local information, they are a useful tool confirming the presence of crop fields Devos et al 2009). Phytolith markers for cultivated crops have been recorded for all the Dark Earth identified as former plough lands (Table 1), demonstrating the cultivation of wheat, oats and barley.…”

Section: The Dynamic Landscape Of Medieval Urbanisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Landscape Archaeology between Art and Science : From a Multi- to an Interdisciplinary Approach

Kluiving¹,

Guttmann-Bond²

2012

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The publication of this book is made possible by grants from: All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the written permission of both the copyright owner and the author of the book.Every effort had been made to obtain permission to use all copyrighted illustrations reproduced in this book.Nonetheless, whosoever believes to have rights to this material is advised to contact the publisher. PrefaceSince the 1960s, 'landscape' has been a key topic of archaeological research all over the world. Initially drawing on environmental archaeology, and using models from the earth sciences as well as cultural ecology, landscapes have been conceptualised predominantly as the natural environments determining human behaviour or as a backdrop to human action. In the New Archaeology of the 1960s, ecology and settlement patterns were studied together with anthropology, with the aim of piecing together information on past economic and social systems (Trigger 1989, 295). Lewis Binford argued that the goal of archaeology should be to understand the range of human behaviours and the differences in culture, based on a belief that cultures were adaptive responses to our environment (Binford 1962), and archaeologists at the time were optimistic that culture and culture change were rational and could be predicted based on archaeological assemblages and settlement patterns.In This volume will begin with a discussion of Landscape Archaeology and its history, followed by a discussion of themes and summaries of the papers in this volume. We end with some concluding remarks 10 · landscape archaeology between art and science and suggestions for future research. Although the editors have put a lot of energy into editing the text of this volume, please note that many contributors are writing in English as a second language. We have endeavoured to smooth out the English, but we apologise for the awkwardness of some phrasing in the text.All 35 papers of the LAC2010 proceedings have been peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. The editors have approached a large number of peer reviewers within the participating institution within the VU University, the Cultural Heritage Agency and the international Advisory Board of LAC2010. We wish to thank the following colleagues who have made the realisation of the proceedings of LAC2010 possible.

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Section: Interdisciplinary Research On Medieval Brusselsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Interdisciplinary Research On Medieval Brusselsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Interdisciplinary Research On Medieval Brusselsmentioning

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Section: The Dynamic Landscape Of Medieval Urbanisationmentioning

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2012

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“…al., 2013b;Nicosia, Devos, 2014]. Распашка или иные виды обработки почвы на глубину 10-30 см оставляют в почвенном профиле характерные морфологические признаки, сохраняющиеся в течение долгого времени [Александровский, Кренке, 1993;Farshad, Zinck, 1993;Grubler, 1994;Низовцев, Онищенко, 1998;Šimek et al, 1999;Dupouey et al, 2002;Falkengran-Grerup et al, 2006;Wei et al, 2006;Mikkelsen et al, 2007;Richter, 2007;Devos et al, 2009;Kalinina et al, 2015;Spohn et al, 2015]. В полевых условиях выявляются два постагрогенных признака: четкая ровная нижняя граница и равномерная, чаще серая (P) или темно-серая (PU), окраска пахотного горизонта [Классификация и диагностика…, 2004].…”

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Diagnosis of medieval-era ploughing using phytolith analysis by the example of archaeological sites Kuckarki and Knyazhich of Moscow region

Svirida¹,

Golyeva²

2016

Environmental Dynamics and Global Climate Change

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Территория Центральной России на протяжении всей истории подвергалась масштабным антропогенным воздействиям, экстенсивным по характеру, охватывавшим огромные площади и связанным в основном с сельским хозяйством. В то же время визуальные признаки подобного воздействия в дневных почвах сохраняются лишь первые сотни лет. С целью выявить наиболее устойчивые диагностические признаки былой распашки, нами были изучены: 1.экспонированные почвы археологического объекта Кукарки (Щелковский район), которые 500-600 лет назад предположительно распахивались; 2. последовательно погребенные в XIV-XV вв. под валом пашня и разновозрастные залежи археологического объекта Княжич (Коломенский кремль, г. Коломна). Анализ основных физико-химических свойств почв показал, что эти характеристики обладают различной степенью сохранности и сами по себе не могут служить надежными индикаторами агрогенного воздействия в прошлом. Наибольшей устойчивостью в почвах обладают признаки, связанные с содержанием и распределением фитолитов, которые могут служить диагностам и даже в отсутствие иных индикаторов.

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An archaeopedological and phytolitarian study of the “Dark Earth” on the site of Rue de Dinant (Brussels, Belgium)

Cited by 64 publications

References 23 publications

Landscape Archaeology between Art and Science : From a Multi- to an Interdisciplinary Approach

Landscape Archaeology between Art and Science : From a Multi- to an Interdisciplinary Approach

Diagnosis of medieval-era ploughing using phytolith analysis by the example of archaeological sites Kuckarki and Knyazhich of Moscow region

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