Fluctuating nature of prehistoric settlement and land use
preserved in sedimentary record of vanished gully

J 2024

Fluctuating nature of prehistoric settlement and land use preserved in sedimentary record of vanished gully

PETŘÍK, Jan, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ, Michaela PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Libor PETR, Tomáš TENCER et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Fluctuating nature of prehistoric settlement and land use preserved in sedimentary record of vanished gully

Authors

PETŘÍK, Jan (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ (703 Slovakia), Michaela PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Libor PETR (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Tomáš TENCER (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Jan NOVÁK, Jakub VRÁNA, Marek KALÁBEK, Jaroslav PEŠKA and Peter MILO (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

CATENA, Elsevier B.V. 2024, 0341-8162

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60102 Archaeology

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 6.200 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.108128

UT WoS

001250097200001

Keywords in English

Prehistory; Geophysics; Erosion; Soil regeneration; Landscape formation

Abstract

V originále

The long-inhabited Central European lowlands have exposed to significant erosion since prehistoric times, primarily due to deforestation and agricultural practices, leading to colluvium formation and erosional features. Infilled erosional gullies, particularly near abandoned settlements, may offer insights into landscape changes and settlement evolution. Our multidisciplinary research at the Přerov-Předmostí archaeological megasite in Czechia integrates geoarchaeological methods, geophysics and extensive development-driven excavations. This site, located on the migratory corridor between the Pannonian and Poland plains, serves as a focal point for studying the interplay between human settlement, land-use development and environmental changes in this region. By combining geophysics and excavation, we investigate settlement and land-use patterns, correlating these with the environmental and pedosedimentary record of an infilled gully. The incision of the gully represents initial phase of erosion at this site. Formed before 2300 BC, it is among the oldest in the region, likely triggered by Late Neolithic land use. Our findings also indicate a cyclical erosion pattern linked to four primary settlement peaks: the Early Bronze Age (2300–1600/1500 BC), the Young/Late Bronze Age (1500–900 BC), the Hallstatt period (900–400 BC) and the La Tène period (400 BC–50 BC/1 AD). These periods of heightened settlement activity alternated with times of reduced or no population pressure, leading to stabilisation and subsequent pedogenesis.

Links

TL03000537, research and development project

Name: Optimalizovaná archeologická predikce v procesu přípravy staveb velkého rozsahu (Acronym: Archeopredikce)

Investor: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic

Citovat

PETŘÍK, Jan, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ, Michaela PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Libor PETR, Tomáš TENCER, Jan NOVÁK, Jakub VRÁNA, Marek KALÁBEK, Jaroslav PEŠKA and Peter MILO. Fluctuating nature of prehistoric settlement and land use preserved in sedimentary record of vanished gully. CATENA. Elsevier B.V., 2024, vol. 243, August 2024, p. 1-16. ISSN 0341-8162. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.108128.

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N2  - The long-inhabited Central European lowlands have exposed to significant erosion since prehistoric times, primarily due to deforestation and agricultural practices, leading to colluvium formation and erosional features. Infilled erosional gullies, particularly near abandoned settlements, may offer insights into landscape changes and settlement evolution. Our multidisciplinary research at the Přerov-Předmostí archaeological megasite in Czechia integrates geoarchaeological methods, geophysics and extensive development-driven excavations. This site, located on the migratory corridor between the Pannonian and Poland plains, serves as a focal point for studying the interplay between human settlement, land-use development and environmental changes in this region. By combining geophysics and excavation, we investigate settlement and land-use patterns, correlating these with the environmental and pedosedimentary record of an infilled gully. The incision of the gully represents initial phase of erosion at this site. Formed before 2300 BC, it is among the oldest in the region, likely triggered by Late Neolithic land use. Our findings also indicate a cyclical erosion pattern linked to four primary settlement peaks: the Early Bronze Age (2300–1600/1500 BC), the Young/Late Bronze Age (1500–900 BC), the Hallstatt period (900–400 BC) and the La Tène period (400 BC–50 BC/1 AD). These periods of heightened settlement activity alternated with times of reduced or no population pressure, leading to stabilisation and subsequent pedogenesis.
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PETŘÍK, Jan, Katarína ADAMEKOVÁ, Michaela PRIŠŤÁKOVÁ, Libor PETR, Tomáš TENCER, Jan NOVÁK, Jakub VRÁNA, Marek KALÁBEK, Jaroslav PEŠKA and Peter MILO. Fluctuating nature of prehistoric settlement and land use preserved in sedimentary record of vanished gully. \textit{CATENA}. Elsevier B.V., 2024, vol.~243, August 2024, p.~1-16. ISSN~0341-8162. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2024.108128.

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