Palaeoecological evidence for human impact at the forest line at Klek in the Julian Alps
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Slovenia, Klek, Pokljuka, palynology, pedology, archaeology, Bronze Age, land-use at forest lineAbstract
Klek is one of the oldest alpine grazing areas on the Pokljuka Plateau in Slovenia, with archaeological sites dating to the Roman, Late Antiquity and Early Medieval periods. The results of palynological and pedological research presented in this paper suggest that human impact on the alpine habitats started relatively early (possibly as early as the Bronze Age), which led to soil erosion and changes in the vegetation composition. Pollen taxa characteristic for meadows, pastures and ruderal areas occur after ca. 4000 cal. BC, whereas the exact age of the first cereal type pollen grains is uncertain (late prehistory, earlier than ca. 500 cal. BC).
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