Morrison, Kathleen D., Hammer, Emily ORCID: 0000-0002-7774-1988, Boles, Oliver, Madella, Marco, Whitehouse, Nicola ORCID: 0000-0002-7044-6492, Gaillard, Marie-Jose, Bates, Jennifer, Vander Linden, Marc, Merlo, Stefania, Yao, Alice ORCID: 0000-0002-9438-760X, Popova, Laura, Hill, Austin Chad, Antolin, Ferran, Bauer, Andrew, Biagetti, Stefano, Bishop, Rosie R., Buckland, Phillip, Cruz, Pablo, Dreslerova, Dagmar, Dusseldorp, Gerrit ORCID: 0000-0001-6147-710X, Ellis, Erle, Filipovic, Dragana, Foster, Thomas, Hannaford, Matthew J., Harrison, Sandy P., Hazarika, Manjil, Herold, Hajnalka, Hilpert, Johanna, Kaplan, Jed O., Kay, Andrea ORCID: 0000-0001-8285-1893, Goldewijk, Kees Klein, Kolar, Jan ORCID: 0000-0001-8013-6992, Kyazike, Elizabeth, Laabs, Julian, Lancelotti, Carla, Lane, Paul, Lawrence, Dan, Lewis, Krista, Lombardo, Umberto, Lucarini, Giulio ORCID: 0000-0003-4722-1065, Arroyo-Kalin, Manuel, Marchant, Rob, Mayle, Francis, McClatchie, Meriel, McLeester, Madeleine, Mooney, Scott, Moskal-del Hoyo, Magdalena, Navarrete, Vanessa ORCID: 0000-0001-9377-298X, Ndiema, Emmanuel, Neves, Eduardo Goes, Nowak, Marek, Out, Welmoed A., Petrie, Cameron ORCID: 0000-0002-2926-7230, Phelps, Leanne N., Pinke, Zsolt, Rostain, Stephen, Russell, Thembi ORCID: 0000-0002-0241-216X, Sluyter, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0002-1509-0681, Styring, Amy K., Tamanaha, Eduardo, Thomas, Evert, Veerasamy, Selvakumar ORCID: 0000-0003-2374-9690, Welton, Lynn and Zanon, Marco (2021). Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization. PLoS One, 16 (4). SAN FRANCISCO: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical cycles. Earth system models suggest that this anthropogenic land cover change influenced regional and global climate. However, the representation of past land use in earth system models is currently oversimplified. As a result, there are large uncertainties in the current understanding of the past and current state of the earth system. In order to improve representation of the variety and scale of impacts that past land use had on the earth system, a global effort is underway to aggregate and synthesize archaeological and historical evidence of land use systems. Here we present a simple, hierarchical classification of land use systems designed to be used with archaeological and historical data at a global scale and a schema of codes that identify land use practices common to a range of systems, both implemented in a geospatial database. The classification scheme and database resulted from an extensive process of consultation with researchers worldwide. Our scheme is designed to deliver consistent, empirically robust data for the improvement of land use models, while simultaneously allowing for a comparative, detailed mapping of land use relevant to the needs of historical scholars. To illustrate the benefits of the classification scheme and methods for mapping historical land use, we apply it to Mesopotamia and Arabia at 6 kya (c. 4000 BCE). The scheme will be used to describe land use by the Past Global Changes (PAGES) LandCover6k working group, an international project comprised of archaeologists, historians, geographers, paleoecologists, and modelers. Beyond this, the scheme has a wide utility for creating a common language between research and policy communities, linking archaeologists with climate modelers, biodiversity conservation workers and initiatives.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Morrison, Kathleen D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hammer, EmilyUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-7774-1988UNSPECIFIED
Boles, OliverUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Madella, MarcoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Whitehouse, NicolaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-7044-6492UNSPECIFIED
Gaillard, Marie-JoseUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bates, JenniferUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Vander Linden, MarcUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Merlo, StefaniaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Yao, AliceUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-9438-760XUNSPECIFIED
Popova, LauraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hill, Austin ChadUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Antolin, FerranUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bauer, AndrewUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Biagetti, StefanoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bishop, Rosie R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Buckland, PhillipUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cruz, PabloUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dreslerova, DagmarUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dusseldorp, GerritUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-6147-710XUNSPECIFIED
Ellis, ErleUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Filipovic, DraganaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Foster, ThomasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hannaford, Matthew J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Harrison, Sandy P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hazarika, ManjilUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Herold, HajnalkaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hilpert, JohannaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kaplan, Jed O.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kay, AndreaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8285-1893UNSPECIFIED
Goldewijk, Kees KleinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kolar, JanUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8013-6992UNSPECIFIED
Kyazike, ElizabethUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Laabs, JulianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lancelotti, CarlaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lane, PaulUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lawrence, DanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lewis, KristaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lombardo, UmbertoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lucarini, GiulioUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-4722-1065UNSPECIFIED
Arroyo-Kalin, ManuelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Marchant, RobUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mayle, FrancisUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
McClatchie, MerielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
McLeester, MadeleineUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mooney, ScottUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moskal-del Hoyo, MagdalenaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Navarrete, VanessaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-9377-298XUNSPECIFIED
Ndiema, EmmanuelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Neves, Eduardo GoesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nowak, MarekUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Out, Welmoed A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Petrie, CameronUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-2926-7230UNSPECIFIED
Phelps, Leanne N.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pinke, ZsoltUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rostain, StephenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Russell, ThembiUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-0241-216XUNSPECIFIED
Sluyter, AndrewUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-1509-0681UNSPECIFIED
Styring, Amy K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tamanaha, EduardoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Thomas, EvertUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Veerasamy, SelvakumarUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-2374-9690UNSPECIFIED
Welton, LynnUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zanon, MarcoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-608155
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246662
Journal or Publication Title: PLoS One
Volume: 16
Number: 4
Date: 2021
Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Place of Publication: SAN FRANCISCO
ISSN: 1932-6203
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
SOUTHERN LEVANT; CLIMATE-CHANGE; AGRICULTURAL REGIONS; CHALCOLITHIC PERIOD; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; RICE AGRICULTURE; COVER CHANGE; HOLOCENE; SETTLEMENTMultiple languages
Multidisciplinary SciencesMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/60815

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