Environment, human impact and the role of trees on the Po plain during the Middle and Recent Bronze Age: Pollen evidence from the local influence of the terramare of Baggiovara and Casinalbo

Climate change versus land management in the Po Plain (Northern Italy) during the Bronze Age: New insights from the VP/VG sequence of the Terramara Santa Rosa di Poviglio

“…The recovery of endocarps of C. mas is common in Bronze Age sites of Italy and Europe (Mercuri et al, 2015a, and reference therein), connected to the consumption of fruits and possibly to the preparation of alcoholic beverages.…”

The evolution of Roman urban environments through the archaeobotanical remains in Modena – Northern Italy

“…In general, alluvial deposits have fairly typical pollen content with low concentration, large amount of reworked (secondary) pollen, and pollen produced by plants living at higher altitude vegetation belts . In the Po Plain, for example, many archaeological sites dated to the Middle Bronze age show large amount of reworked pollen coupled with maxima of Pinus, together with Abies, Fagus, Betula, Picea and pollen grains at the bottom layer of the pollen diagram (Mercuri et al, 2006(Mercuri et al, , 2014b.…”

“…The mean percentage of the tree pollen sum from the trench (40%), together with climbing lianas such as Hedera, Humulus and Clematis, suggest that a thin forest covered the plain. There are evidence that woodlands have been managed since the Middle Bronze Age in the surroundings of the town (see, for example, the terramare of Baggiovara and Casinalbo, Mercuri et al, 2014b). During the Roman Republic/Imperial phases this forest was rather sparse (24%).…”

Research on the space environment characteristic and the development of the traditional village in China: Taking Pengzhuang in the northern Jiangsu province as an example

“…In dealing with some tough construction, the overall focus of the measures taken to do it, and in strict compliance with conservation planning coordination area on the traditional style of style, material, color, height and line of sight control requirements, taking into account local traditional design style architectural elements: windows style, flowers form, composition roof, layout, etc [10][11].…”