Holocene evolution of Lake Shkodra: Multidisciplinary evidence for diachronic landscape change in northern Albania

Mazzini, Ilaria; Gliozzi, Elsa; Galaty, Michael L.; Bejko, Lorenc; Sadori, Laura; Soulié-Märsche, Ingeborg; Koçi, Rexhep; Welden, Aurélien van; Bushati, S.

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.01.006

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“…yr BP, as suggested by the high amounts of TOC (interval B). Evidences of ostracod absence during the early mid-Holocene are also reported in other localities such as Lake Gorgo Basso (Curry et al, 2016) and Lake Skhodra (Mazzini et al, 2016). Two main explanations are possible: (a) the shells were dissolved after deposition and (b) the ion concentration in the lake water was strongly diluted because of enhanced runoff from the Lake Trasimeno catchment where limestones are absent.…”

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“…yr BP. Although Holocene ostracod studies (Figure 1) are available from various Mediterranean sites (Anadón et al, 1994;Belis et al, 1999;Curry et al, 2016;Marco-Barba et al, 2013;Mazzini et al, 2016;Rossi et al, 2015), our study is the first in recording high-resolution climatic changes throughout the Holocene until present days in central Italy. Ostracods are well known to be a useful proxy as their distribution, assemblage composition and abundance strongly depend on several physicochemical factors such as temperature, water depth, salinity and other abiotic and biotic parameters (Baltanás et al, 1990;Keatings et al, 2010;Marquez et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Lago della Costa (Italy) Kaltenrieder et al, 2011; 6. Lago Shkodra (Albania/Montenegro) Mazzini et al, 2016; 7. Sea of Galilee (Israel) Rossi et al, 2015.…”

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High-resolution palaeohydrological reconstruction of central Italy during the Holocene

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The endorheic nature of Lake Trasimeno in combination with its position in central Italy makes it a relevant site to better constrain spatial differences in Holocene climatic variability in the Mediterranean area. Herein, we present a high-resolution ostracod record from the Holocene section of an 8.59-m-long sedimentary core, which is compared with historical data to distinguish anthropogenic and climatic signals. The occurrence, abundance and vanishing of ostracod species are directly controlled by lake-level variations, which are in turn related to global and regional climatic changes (i.e. moisture variations). The total organic carbon content as well as observed lithological changes provide additional information about Lake Trasimeno’s hydrological and trophic conditions in the past. Most important variations have been identified at ca. 10,000 cal. yr BP, when the lacustrine basin changed from a temporary to a permanent waterbody (from Sarsicypridopsis aculeata to Candona angulata association). The highest lake level and the total absence of ostracods occur at around 9000 cal. yr BP. The recorded humid phase persisted up to ca. 4200 cal yr BP since when a lake-level decreasing trend started and continued until the present day ( Candona angulata, Cyprideis torosa and Darvinula stevensoni associations). The frequency of changes in the relative abundance of the main species shows centennial variations (i.e. C. angulata, C. torosa and Darvinula stevensoni). As historical evidences yield that human interventions to control the lake level remained unsuccessful in the past, Lake Trasimeno records an almost pristine climatic signal during most of the Holocene, which is quite unusual in the highly populated Mediterranean area.

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“…Throughout the final Chalcolithic/early-Bronze Age and with the onset of the late-Holocene, a transition from climate-to human-dominated landscapes occurred (Balbo et al, 2018;Picornell-Gelabert and Carrion-Marco, 2017;Mensing et al, 2015;). This transition is likely to have been triggered by an enlarged LUC capacity aimed at adapting to the contemporary drier and warmer climate, further exacerbating aridification (El Ouahabi et al, 2018;Mazzini et al, 2016;Pustovoytov and Riehl, 2016). During that time, more complex adaptation measures were developed, such as storage systems, enlarged infrastructures, and extended trading networks, which raised pressures to the natural system (Fontana et al, 2017;Clarke et al, 2016;Flohr et al, 2016;Gogou et al, 2016;Morellón et al, 2016;Weiberg et al, 2016).…”

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Effects of historical land-use change in the Mediterranean environment

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Sanz-Sánchez

2020

Science of The Total Environment

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“…In the subsequent Iron Age, social organizations underwent changes resulting in so‐called Illyrian tribes, which were described by Greek and Roman writers (Mazzini et al. ). Albanian archaeologists, such as Aristotel Koka and Bep Jubani, excavated several of these burial mounds in the 1980s and early 1990s during Albania's communist era (Jubani , ; Koka , , , , , ).…”

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7 Living Among the Dead: Establishing and Maintaining Community in Northern Albania

Deskaj

2017

Archaeological Papers of the American

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While bioarchaeology and mortuary analysis are inextricably woven into the study of past populations, modern communities provide valuable insight into the complex relationships between past and present. Population movements, both past and present, affect community dynamics and can be traced through careful, diachronic study of regional mortuary monuments and practices. The northern Albanian province of Shkodër is an ideal testing ground for examining social changes accompanying the regional movement of both people and things. I contend that Bronze Age and modern communities have used mortuary monuments, mounds, and cemeteries, similarly, to encourage and discourage social contextual interaction. [Albania, Community, Mortuary archaeology, Monuments, Landscape]

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Holocene evolution of Lake Shkodra: Multidisciplinary evidence for diachronic landscape change in northern Albania

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High-resolution palaeohydrological reconstruction of central Italy during the Holocene

High-resolution palaeohydrological reconstruction of central Italy during the Holocene

Effects of historical land-use change in the Mediterranean environment

7 Living Among the Dead: Establishing and Maintaining Community in Northern Albania

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