Short-Term Medieval Settlement Activities Irreversibly Changed Forest Soils and Vegetation in Central Europe

Yield and Nutritive Value of Grain, Glumes and Straw of Triticum dicoccum Produced by Prehistoric Technology in Comparison to T. aestivum Produced by Modern Technology

“…According to our previous experiences from long-term fertilizer experiments (Hejcman et al 2013a;Hlisnikovský et al 2014), the concentrations of plant-available P, K, Ca and Mg in the soil were high enough to not limit crop production. The soil concentration of Mehlich III P ranged from 93 to 111 mg kg -1 , whereas in the majority of soils in central Europe, P concentration is below 50 mg kg -1 and most frequently ranges from 10 to 30 mg kg -1 with no P fertilizer application (Hejcman et al 2013b;2013d;2014b;Hrevušová et al 2014). In addition, the C:N ratio was below 10 and this indicates a good mineralisation ability for this soil and N supply for the crop.…”

Prospecting for Prehistoric Gardens: Results of a Pilot Study

“…Even slight alterations of soil properties are remarkably persistent (e.g. Hejcman et al ., ). Many studies have exploited geochemistry to analyse agricultural activities at known fields, but these techniques are cost‐prohibitive for deployment in large‐scale survey.…”

Origin and development of long-strip field patterns: A case study of an abandoned medieval village in the Czech Republic

“…In addition, present plant communities are influenced by the past land use of a particular landscape patch (Karlík and Poschlod, 2009). Field boundaries are a prominent indicator of former arable land use in recent grasslands or forests (Hejcman et al, 2013).…”