Late quaternary vegetation and hydrological change at Ljubljansko barje (Slovenia)

Andrič, Maja; Kroflič, Bojana; Toman, Mihael J.; Ogrinc, Nives; Dolenec, Tadej; Dobnikar, Meta; Čermelj, Branko

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.09.008

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“…GI-1e presents a rapid rise in temperature, observed regionally in Slovenia and Romania, whilst GI-1d is seen as relatively stable with a warmer and drier environment at Lake Bled from 13.8ka cal BP onwards (Feurdean et al, 2014). At Lake Ljubljana in Slovenia, groundcover was composed of open mixed pine and birch (Betula) woodland (Andrič et al, 2008). In and around the Great Adriatic Plain, multiple proxies including plant pollen and macrofossils, sedimentology, and molluscs from Lake Vrana and Valun Bay on the isle of Cres suggest open grassland vegetation in the late glacial (Schmidt et al, 2000).…”

Section: Gi-1 (Bølling-allerød; 14642±186 To 12846±138 Cal Bp)mentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The climate of the eastern Adriatic was mild and wet, near present-day conditions, by around 9,000 cal BP (Rossignol-Strick, 1999), with evidence for an increase in local humidity at the end of the Boreal (Andrič et al, 2008). Conditions were still warm-temperate and perhaps less variable, with winter temperatures only ranging from -2°C to 5°C (Peyron et al, 1998).…”

Section: Earlymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Drier and cooler winter temperatures are recorded from Lake Maliq in Albania (Bordon et al, 2009) and Lake Dojran in Macedonia (Francke et al, 2013). This seems to be contrasted by a humid phase recorded in Lake Ljubljanska (Andrič et al, 2008) and a less distinct signal in the Adriatic, with evidence for only slightly decreased temperature and precipitation coupled with a decline in Quercus (e.g. Combourieu-Nebout et al, 2013).…”

Section: 2kya Event and The Spread Of Early Farming (8250±49 Cal Bpmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is evidence for mixed oak and pine forest in Trieste, Italy (Voytek 2011) and mixed oak and hazel (Corylus) further north in Ljubljana as well as in the south (Andrič et al, 2008, Favaretto et al, 2008. The spread of deciduous taxa was facilitated by the presence of refugial Pleistocene populations, and the makeup of the woodland at the Pleistocene-Holocene transition is more diverse at higher elevations (Willis, 1994).…”

Section: Earlymentioning

confidence: 99%

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A long hard road… Reviewing the evidence for environmental change and population history in the eastern Adriatic and western Balkans during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene

Birch

Linden

2018

Quaternary International

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The eastern Adriatic and western Balkans are key areas for assessing the environmental and population history of Europe during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene. It has been argued that the Balkan region served as a Late Glacial refugium for humans, animals, and plants, much like Iberia and the Italian Peninsula and in contrast to the harsh conditions of Eastern and Central Europe. As post-glacial amelioration occurred and sea level rose, these regions to the north and west of the Balkan Mountains became forested and were populated by Mesolithic forager-fishers. Meanwhile, to the south, the domestication of plants and animals in the Near East began to cause large-scale environmental as well as lifestyle changes. Even as the Balkan Peninsula was a likely crossroads on the route for the spread of agriculture and herding from Southwest Asia into Europe, issues such as pre-Neolithic settlement, the discussion of human-environment interactions, and the role of climate events such as the 11.4, 9.3, and 8.2 ka cal BP in this critical landscape are often overlooked. Efforts to counter this challenge have been hampered by an apparent lack of data, so that the region hardly occurs in distribution maps. In part this is due to patchy research and a complicated political history, which have contributed to a fragmented archaeological and paleoecological record. Yet, as we show here, there is in fact plenty of evidence available for review. We present a survey of different proxies for environment and settlement throughout the Late Pleistocene and into the Early Holocene, combining radiocarbon data with zooarchaeological, lithic, and palynological records. By mapping this evidence, we are able to discuss the impact of climate change during the Pleistocene/Holocene transition and consider the role of environment and landscape on human population distribution at this crossroads in place and time.

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Section: Gi-1 (Bølling-allerød; 14642±186 To 12846±138 Cal Bp)mentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Earlymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: 2kya Event and The Spread Of Early Farming (8250±49 Cal Bpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Earlymentioning

confidence: 99%

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A long hard road… Reviewing the evidence for environmental change and population history in the eastern Adriatic and western Balkans during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene

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Linden

2018

Quaternary International

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“…The Istrian Peninsula of Croatia has a diverse topography and coastline, unique environmental history, and is a “crossroads” location between Europe and Southwest Asia. Based on regional records, the terminal Pleistocene Bølling-Allerød interstadial (14,600–12,900 BP) was characterized by a sustained rise in temperatures and increased water availability, leading to the spread of forest into upland areas from refugial populations located on lower slopes in Istria and the surrounding area [ 14 , 39 – 42 ]. The Younger Dryas (12,900–11,500) was cool and dry, and grassland and open shrubland were the dominant groundcover [ 42 – 45 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Migratory Behavior of Ungulates Using Isotopic Analysis of Tooth Enamel and Its Effects on Forager Mobility

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Zooarchaeological and paleoecological investigations have traditionally been unable to reconstruct the ethology of herd animals, which likely had a significant influence on the mobility and subsistence strategies of prehistoric humans. In this paper, we reconstruct the migratory behavior of red deer (Cervus elaphus) and caprids at the Pleistocene-Holocene transition in the northeastern Adriatic region using stable oxygen isotope analysis of tooth enamel. The data show a significant change in δ18O values from the Pleistocene into the Holocene, as well as isotopic variation between taxa, the case study sites, and through time. We then discuss the implications of seasonal faunal availability as determining factors in human mobility patterns.

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Multi‐proxy reconstruction of the Holocene vegetation and land use dynamics in the Julian Alps, north‐west Slovenia

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Sabatier

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et al. 2022

J Quaternary Science

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Small mountain lakes are natural archives for understanding long-term natural and anthropogenic impact on the environment. This study focused on long-term (last ca. 13 000 years) vegetation changes and sedimentary processes in the catchment area of Lake Planina pri jezeru (1430 m a.s.l.) by using mineralogical, geochemical and palynological methods. Palynological results suggest that regional vegetation between 12 900 and 11 700 cal a BP was a herbaceous-forest tundra (Pinus, Artemisia, Poaceae). Climate warming at the beginning of the Holocene (ca. 11 700 cal a BP) caused the transition from a wetland (Cyperaceae) to an eutrophic lake with alternating anoxic (pyrite) and oxic conditions (gypsum). In addition, the surrounding area became forested (Picea, Larix, Ulmus). Fagus expanded at 10 200 cal a BP and Abies at 8200 cal a BP. Between 7500 and 4300 cal a BP, human impact on the environment was barely noticeable and mostly limited to grazing. During 4300-430 cal a BP human impact became more evident and gradually increased. The greatest influence was observed from 430 cal a BP onwards, when excessive exploitation of the surrounding area (logging and grazing) severely eutrophicated the lake.

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Late quaternary vegetation and hydrological change at Ljubljansko barje (Slovenia)

Cited by 24 publications

References 53 publications

A long hard road… Reviewing the evidence for environmental change and population history in the eastern Adriatic and western Balkans during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene

A long hard road… Reviewing the evidence for environmental change and population history in the eastern Adriatic and western Balkans during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene

Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Migratory Behavior of Ungulates Using Isotopic Analysis of Tooth Enamel and Its Effects on Forager Mobility

Multi‐proxy reconstruction of the Holocene vegetation and land use dynamics in the Julian Alps, north‐west Slovenia

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