Moss caulking of boats in upper French Rhône and Saône (Eastern France) from the 3rd to the 20th century and the use of Neckera crispa Hedwig

Saatkamp, Arne; Guyon, Marc; Philippe, Marc

doi:10.1007/s00334-011-0301-7

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“…Until the 13th century, most mosses used for caulking were collected from woodland environments (Cappers et al 1998;Saatkamp et al 2011). However, from the 14th century, mosses from wetter environments (fens and bogs) become dominant, especially Sphagnum and Drepanocladus species (Cappers et al 1998;Gos & Ossowski 2009).…”

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Thinking Inside the Box

Haneca

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Allemeersch³

et al. 2022

Int. J. Wood Cult.

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A heavy and impressive chest — part of the museum collection of the city of Antwerp — served as a strongbox to securely store the city’s historical documents, including citizen privileges, public liberties, and responsibilities. A recent dendrochronological survey revealed that the tree-ring pattern of the lid dates to 1005–1294 CE, suggesting a felling date early in the 14th century. The Silver fir wood originated from the Vosges mountains in France, and hence was transported to the city of Antwerp that had already developed as an important trade centre along river Scheldt by the 13th century. The tree-ring pattern of the bottom plank could not be measured, but the presence of caulking material in some large cracks and metal clamps (sintels) revealed that this repurposed timber must have originated from a medieval ship. The archaeobotanical analysis of the mosses used as caulking material and of the pollen trapped in these mosses points toward two different locations where the ship was repaired, with at least one location outside the Low Countries. During the examination, a collection of wooden boxes stored inside the chest drew the attention. It was unclear whether the collection of boxes had any connection with the original content in the chest. Tree-ring dating on these wooden boxes made of oak and beech revealed their 14th to 16th century dating. Furthermore, inscriptions proved their relationship with historical documents. The combined dendrochronological, archaeobotanical, and historical examination demonstrates that this medieval chest was a privileged spectator of the city’s turbulent history.

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Thinking Inside the Box

Haneca

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Allemeersch³

et al. 2022

Int. J. Wood Cult.

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“…Ellenberg et al (1992) provided position of a species in gradients of light (L), temperature (T), moisture (F) and nutrients (N) for the central European flora. Indicator values are a very sensible way to characterize habitat conditions for plants (Diekmann 2003;Saatkamp et al 2011b). We complemented indicator values for Nigella damascena, using information 1 3 from local floras (Jauzein 1995;Molinier 1981).…”

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Plant traits and population characteristics predict extinctions in a long-term survey of Mediterranean annual plants

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Affre²,

Dutoit³

et al. 2018

Biodivers Conserv

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Global and local environmental changes lead to frequent plant extinctions many of which occur in man-made habitats such as agricultural fields. Plant traits and site conditions modify risks of extinction, but strength and sense of their effect are not known yet. Here, we present a long-term survey of population sizes for Mediterranean annual plants that we revisited 20 years after their first record to evaluate climate, population size, traits and habitat requirements as drivers of local extinctions. Small populations had an increased probability of extinction in our data-set. Our analyses revealed that seed production and survival of seeds in the soil seed bank decreased extinction rate, whereas plant size increased extinction probability. Mean annual temperature increased extinction rates of annual plants in cereal fields. We discuss these effects as a response to recent and ongoing habitat changes, and discuss how traits may be used to guide conservation practices in the face of local extinctions.

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“… In recent years, the study of Palaeolithic people has been a vigorous, productive topic, with the increasing knowledge of diet contributing significantly to the debate's liveliness (e.g. Richards 2009; Henry et al . 2010; Hardy et al .…”

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