May, Simon M., Norpoth, Maike, Pint, Anna, Shumilovskikh, Lyudmila, Raith, Kira, Brill, Dominik ORCID: 0000-0001-8637-4641, Rixhon, Gilles, Moret, Pierre, Jimenez-Vialas, Helena, Grau-Mira, Ignasi, Garcia-Jimenez, Ivan, Marzoli, Dirce, Leon-Martin, Cesar, Reicherter, Klaus and Brueckner, Helmut (2021). Mid- to late Holocene environmental changes and human-environment interactions in the surroundings of La Silla del Papa, SW Spain. Geoarchaeology, 36 (4). S. 573 - 601. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1520-6548

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Abstract

In southern Iberia, the surroundings of the Strait of Gibraltar are known as a crossroad for population movements, cultural exchanges, and trade from Late Prehistory to modern times. However, questions remain about the impact of this historical development on the environment. The settlement of La Silla del Papa, an important hillfort in southern Andalusia (Cadiz), was occupied during the entire Iron Age, replaced by the coastal town Baelo Claudia during Roman times, and re-occupied during Early Medieval times. As such, La Silla del Papa and its territory represent an ideal location for long-term studies on human-environment interactions. Within the framework of the interdisciplinary project Archeostraits, geoarchaeological investigations in the surroundings of La Silla del Papa aimed at constraining ecological conditions and human-environment interactions during the mid- and late Holocene and during major human occupation phases. Our results document an early mid-Holocene marine embayment in the lower floodplain of the Rio del Cachon, rapidly turning into a coastal lagoon and later into freshwater-dominated wetlands. After approximately 2100 BP (c. 150 BC), fluvial and alluvial deposition increased, suggesting a high anthropogenic impact on the local landscape during Roman or post-Roman times. Palynological results reveal fluctuating agricultural and pastoral activities and distinct periods of landscape opening during the Neolithic and Iron Age.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
May, Simon M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Norpoth, MaikeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pint, AnnaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Shumilovskikh, LyudmilaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Raith, KiraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brill, DominikUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8637-4641UNSPECIFIED
Rixhon, GillesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moret, PierreUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jimenez-Vialas, HelenaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Grau-Mira, IgnasiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Garcia-Jimenez, IvanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Marzoli, DirceUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Leon-Martin, CesarUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reicherter, KlausUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brueckner, HelmutUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-602481
DOI: 10.1002/gea.21846
Journal or Publication Title: Geoarchaeology
Volume: 36
Number: 4
Page Range: S. 573 - 601
Date: 2021
Publisher: WILEY
Place of Publication: HOBOKEN
ISSN: 1520-6548
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
Archaeology; Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/60248

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