Guiter F, Andrieu-Ponel V, de Beaulieu JL, Ponel P, Nicoud G, Blavoux B. [Palynological evidence of anthropogenic pressure: effect on pollination dynamics in the Evian area since the middle Neolithic: the pollen record of La Beunaz (971 m a.s.l., northern Alps, France)].
C R Biol 2005;
328:661-73. [PMID:
15992749 DOI:
10.1016/j.crvi.2005.03.002]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2005] [Revised: 03/09/2005] [Accepted: 03/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
This paper presents a pollen diagram from La Beunaz peat-bog (southeast of Evian, Haute-Savoie, France), which provides the first detailed record of human impact on vegetation of the southern bank of Lake Geneva since the Middle Neolithic. The radiocarbon-dated pollen profile is correlated with micro-charcoal record and archaeological data. The results suggest that several phases of deforestations since 4615+75/-70 years BP occurred, in relation to human activities (agriculture, pastoralism). Tombs and vestiges of lacustrine villages indicate that the region was intensively and recurrently occupied by man during at that time.
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