2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2018.05.004
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Holocene vegetation dynamics in the Campine coversand area (Liereman, N Belgium) in relation to its human occupation

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“…Regardless, cereal cultivation was perhaps limited on the relatively infertile sandy soils, while pastures were probably more common, and especially the wetter valleys might have been suitable places for grazing (Gelorini et al, 2008). The frequent occurrences of coprophilous fungi on several of the studied sites are in line with this theory (Gelorini et al, 2007;Verbruggen et al, 2018Verbruggen et al, , 2019. This is also consistent with historical documents mentioning dammed streams surrounded mainly by pastures, while cropland was of less importance (Mennen, 1992).…”
Section: Human Pressure On the River Catchmentssupporting
confidence: 87%
“…Regardless, cereal cultivation was perhaps limited on the relatively infertile sandy soils, while pastures were probably more common, and especially the wetter valleys might have been suitable places for grazing (Gelorini et al, 2008). The frequent occurrences of coprophilous fungi on several of the studied sites are in line with this theory (Gelorini et al, 2007;Verbruggen et al, 2018Verbruggen et al, , 2019. This is also consistent with historical documents mentioning dammed streams surrounded mainly by pastures, while cropland was of less importance (Mennen, 1992).…”
Section: Human Pressure On the River Catchmentssupporting
confidence: 87%
“…There is little evidence of flood deposits at the time of these climatic oscillations [70, 71]. Furthermore, there is plenty of evidence of a change in the aggradation of palaeochannels; in many abandoned channels, in particular of small to medium sized rivers, peat accumulation considerably slowed down or even ceased during the (second half of the) Boreal-start of the Atlantic, pointing to a marked lowering of the water level [44, 72, 73]. Drier conditions are also reflected in the sporadic occurrence of macrofossil remains of marsh and riparian plants, the decrease in abundance of pollen and spores of riparian plants, and also in the drastic reduction of microfossils from fresh water algae and the scarcity of aquatic plants in both the micro- and macrofossil record.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The reduced availability of fresh water and plant material limited the survival not only of people but also of wild game, making the sandy Campine region less attractive for hunter-gatherers than it used to be. Prolonged settling was likely only possible along main rivers or in the loamy regions during this dry period (Crombé 2018;Verbruggen et al 2019). However, evidence for hunter-gatherer activity in the Belgian loess belt is scarce (Vanmontfort 2008), as is the case for most of the Northwestern European loess belt (e.g.…”
Section: Regional Settingmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Archaeological studies revealed that hunter-gatherers frequently visited certain areas of the Belgian cover sand region during the Late Glacial and Early Holocene (Sergant et al 2009;Vanmontfort et al 2010;Crombé et al 2011). During the Final Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, when agriculture had not yet been introduced, the availability of hunting-, gathering-and fishing locations made it an attractive area (Bos et al 2013;Verbruggen et al 2019). However, the number of sites declines during the transition to the Middle Mesolithic (ca.…”
Section: Regional Settingmentioning
confidence: 99%
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