Landscape evolution around the oppidum of Bibracte (Northern
Massif Central, France) from the Late Iron Age to the
Post-Mediaeval period

J 2022

Landscape evolution around the oppidum of Bibracte (Northern Massif Central, France) from the Late Iron Age to the Post-Mediaeval period

PETŘÍK, Jan, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ, Libor PETR, Isabelle JOUFFROY-BAPICOT, Petr KOČÁR et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Landscape evolution around the oppidum of Bibracte (Northern Massif Central, France) from the Late Iron Age to the Post-Mediaeval period

Authors

PETŘÍK, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Libor PETR (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Isabelle JOUFFROY-BAPICOT (250 France), Petr KOČÁR (203 Czech Republic), Romana KOČÁROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petra GOLÁŇOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Vincent GUICHARD (250 France)

Edition

Quaternary International, Elsevier Ltd, 2022, 1040-6182

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60102 Archaeology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.200

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00124936

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.02.022

UT WoS

000862796700001

Keywords in English

Morvan massif; Floodplain geoarchaeology; Anthropogenic impact; Metal pollution; Vegetation history

Abstract

V originále

The considerable intensification of human activity in the second and first centuries BC in Central Europe was related to the sudden appearance of a network of large fortified towns, which are known as oppida. Bibracte was one of the most important oppida in France, but knowledge about the evolution of its hinterland is still incomplete. This article addresses the evolution of the landscape surrounding this oppidum. Our research was based on a study of sedimentary profiles sampled around the archaeological site and examined by physical, geochemical and palaeoecological analyses. Sediment sequences indicate that the first humans caused erosion and associated geomorphological change in the 4th–1st century BC. Geochemical results indicate ancient mining and metallurgy in the catchment during the same time. Palaeoecological proxies from the same period point to a mosaic of an open cultural landscape with locally suppressed forest vegetation and prevailing pastoralism. Anthropogenic impact resurged in the 11th–13th centuries AD and was associated with livestock grazing and rye (Secale cereale) cultivation. Thereafter, the reconstructed human impact from the 15th century AD onwards was probably related to forest management focused on timber floating as well as to the cultivation of chestnut (Castanea sativa) and hemp (Cannabis sativa).

Links

EF16_013/0001708, research and development project

Name: ECOPOLARIS - Změny ve struktuře a funkci součástí terestrických polárních ekosystémů (CzechPolar2)

GA19-02606S, research and development project

Name: Oppidum jako urbánní krajina: multidisciplinární přístup ke zkoumání prostorové struktury "intra muros" (Acronym: OPPUK)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

PETŘÍK, Jan, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ, Libor PETR, Isabelle JOUFFROY-BAPICOT, Petr KOČÁR, Romana KOČÁROVÁ, Petra GOLÁŇOVÁ and Vincent GUICHARD. Landscape evolution around the oppidum of Bibracte (Northern Massif Central, France) from the Late Iron Age to the Post-Mediaeval period. Quaternary International. Elsevier Ltd, 2022, vol. 636, October, p. 180-195. ISSN 1040-6182. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.02.022.

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PETŘÍK, Jan, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ, Libor PETR, Isabelle JOUFFROY-BAPICOT, Petr KOČÁR, Romana KOČÁROVÁ, Petra GOLÁŇOVÁ and Vincent GUICHARD. Landscape evolution around the oppidum of Bibracte (Northern Massif Central, France) from the Late Iron Age to the Post-Mediaeval period. \textit{Quaternary International}. Elsevier Ltd, 2022, vol.~636, October, p.~180-195. ISSN~1040-6182. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.02.022.

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