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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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.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 60102 Archaeology
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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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
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
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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TL03000537, research and development projectName: Optimalizovaná archeologická predikce v procesu přípravy staveb velkého rozsahu (Acronym: Archeopredikce)
Investor: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
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