Detecting prehistoric fire-based farming along the Rhine valley using biogeochemical markers

Description: The formation of Chernozems in Central Europe traditionally is linked to climate. Recent evidence, however, indicates that also charred organic carbon from vegetation fires may form black soils. Phaeozems in the Southern part of the Lower Rhine Basin (Northwest Germany) presumably are relicts of prehistoric fire-based agricultural practices rather than relicts of former Chernozems. Here we try to i) detect the anthropogenic influences on soils by biogeochemical markers and ii) trace the input and transport of charred organic carbon in soils after fire, iii) investigating both archaeological excavations and experimental burning in field trials.

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Tags: Bodenvegetation ? Biogeochemie ? Bodenkohlenstoff ? Tracer ? Deutschland ? Rhein ? Black Carbon ? Landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb ? Moorboden ? Nachverbrennung ? Verbrennung ? Technosol ? Schwarzerde ? Kohlenstoffarme Wirtschaft ? Anthropogener Einfluss ? Feuer ? Mesoklima ? Europa ? Bewirtschaftungssystem ? Feuerung ? Freilandversuch ? Klima ? Landwirtschaft ? Tal ? Boden ? geoarchaeology ?

License: Creative Commons Namensnennung-keine Bearbeitung-Nichtkommerziell 4.0

Language: Englisch/English

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• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Mitwirkung)
• Landschaftsverband Rheinland (Mitwirkung)
• Umweltbundesamt (Bereitstellung)
• Universität Zürich (Finanzielle Förderung)
• Universität Zürich, Geographisches Institut (Projektverantwortung)

Time ranges: 2003-05-01 - 2007-05-31

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