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View article: Geophysical investigation of a Viking Age harbour on the Island of Amrum (DE)
Geophysical investigation of a Viking Age harbour on the Island of Amrum (DE) Open
Multimethod (Aerial Photos, Magnetic Gradiometry, FDEMI and GPR) investigations into fist millennium AD settlements on the island of Amrum, finding a Viking Age harbour site.
View article: Influence of soil moisture content on water repellency after a forest burnt
Influence of soil moisture content on water repellency after a forest burnt Open
A wildfire occurred in 2012 in one of the protected relic laurel forests of Europe (the National Park of Garajonay, Canary Islands). Soils from unburnt and burnt areas were studied and compared on its water repellence level at different so…
View article: Earliest archeological evidence of fertilization in Central Europe
Earliest archeological evidence of fertilization in Central Europe Open
The beginnings of food production—animal husbandry and crop cultivation—and of a sedentary way of life represent one of the most drastic changes in human history. Likewise, this is accompanied by an increasing human impact on nature, which…
View article: Improvement of soil fertility in historical ridge and furrow cultivation
Improvement of soil fertility in historical ridge and furrow cultivation Open
Ridge and furrow cultivation is the most widely used agricultural technique in medieval and postmedieval Europe, but the fertilization of soils during their use is not yet fully understood. Pedological analyses of this cultivation techniqu…
View article: Lithological and Topographic Impact on Soil Nutrient Distributions in Tectonic Landscapes: Implications for Pleistocene Human-Landscape Interactions in the Southern Kenya Rift
Lithological and Topographic Impact on Soil Nutrient Distributions in Tectonic Landscapes: Implications for Pleistocene Human-Landscape Interactions in the Southern Kenya Rift Open
Tectonically active regions are characterized by complex landscapes comprising soils with heterogeneous physicochemical properties. Spatial variability of nutrient sources enhances landscape biodiversity and creates heterogeneous habitats …
View article: Pedological properties related to formation and functions of ancient ridge and furrow cultivation in Central and Northern Germany
Pedological properties related to formation and functions of ancient ridge and furrow cultivation in Central and Northern Germany Open
Ridge and furrow cultivation is an example for a historic agriculture technique that has been very common in Germany, especially during medieval times. It seemed to be well-known how the ridge and furrows (RIFUs) were used and formed but p…
View article: The impact of soil as a natural resource on emerging settlements in the steppes of Eurasia
The impact of soil as a natural resource on emerging settlements in the steppes of Eurasia Open
The article explores the relationship between the development of settlements and their potentially accessible natural resources. Particular emphasis is placed on soil quality as the basis of agricultural practices. Key attention is paid to…
View article: Динамика процессов опустынивания в Республике Калмыкия с середины 1980-х гг. до настоящего времени
Динамика процессов опустынивания в Республике Калмыкия с середины 1980-х гг. до настоящего времени Open
Introduction. In the Republic of Kalmykia, agriculture is characterized by the prevalence of livestock breeding. Still, excessive grazing has resulted in land degradation. Materials. Analysis of buried soils from excavated kurgans reveals …
View article: The role of geology and climate in soil nutrient variability - potential drivers for large ungulate migrations in the Serengeti ecosystem (Northern Tanzania, East Africa)
The role of geology and climate in soil nutrient variability - potential drivers for large ungulate migrations in the Serengeti ecosystem (Northern Tanzania, East Africa) Open
<p>The East African Serengeti ecosystem hosts a great range of mammals and one of the world&#8217;s largest seasonal ungulate movements, with over 1.3 wildebeest and several hundreds of thousands of zebras and antelopes migrating…
View article: Tectonic and geochemical controls on soil edaphic variability in the southern Kenya Rift, implications for early hominin land use
Tectonic and geochemical controls on soil edaphic variability in the southern Kenya Rift, implications for early hominin land use Open
<p>We have studied the importance of geological and soil edaphic factors for the location and duration of inhabitance of hominin sites in the southern Kenya Rift, East Africa. Using examples from the Lake Magadi-Olorgesailie region, …
View article: Prehistoric Land Use and Its Impact on Soil Formation since Early Neolithic. Examples from the Lower Rhine Area
Prehistoric Land Use and Its Impact on Soil Formation since Early Neolithic. Examples from the Lower Rhine Area Open
The soils of the Central European regions that have been settled since the Early Neolithic, such as the Lower Rhine Region (NW-Germany), have been influenced by agrarian societies for more than 7000 years. This long history of clearing, di…
View article: Late Neolithic Agriculture in Temperate Europe—A Long-Term Experimental Approach
Late Neolithic Agriculture in Temperate Europe—A Long-Term Experimental Approach Open
Long-term slash-and-burn experiments, when compared with intensive tillage without manuring, resulted in a huge data set relating to potential crop yields, depending on soil quality, crop type, and agricultural measures. Cultivation withou…
View article: Multi-proxy analysis of two loess-paleosol sequences in the northern Harz Foreland, Germany
Multi-proxy analysis of two loess-paleosol sequences in the northern Harz Foreland, Germany Open
Two loess-paleosol-sequences from the northern Harz foreland, Hecklingen and Zilly, have been investigated. In general, loess-paleosol-sequences represent valuable terrestrial archives of regional environmental and climatic conditions duri…
View article: Three climatic cycles recorded in a loess-palaeosol sequence at Semlac (Romania) – Implications for dust accumulation in south-eastern Europe
Three climatic cycles recorded in a loess-palaeosol sequence at Semlac (Romania) – Implications for dust accumulation in south-eastern Europe Open
Recent investigations of the Semlac loess section in the south-eastern Carpathian Basin, which is situated at an undercut slope position on the right bank of the Mureş River in its lower reaches (Banat region, western Romanian), are presen…
View article: Three climatic cycles recorded in a loess-palaeosol sequence at Semlac (Romania) - implications for dust accumulation in the Carpathian Basin and the northern Hemisphere
Three climatic cycles recorded in a loess-palaeosol sequence at Semlac (Romania) - implications for dust accumulation in the Carpathian Basin and the northern Hemisphere Open
Semlac is regarded as a key section for the Carpathian Basin because of the good preservation of the fine silt. The site is situated at the Mures River in its lower reaches (Banat region, western Romanian). The more than 10 m thick loess s…
View article: Sedimentary data from the Semlac loess-paleosol sequence
Sedimentary data from the Semlac loess-paleosol sequence Open
The volumetric magnetic susceptibility was measured at frequencies of 300 and 3000 Hz in a static field of 300 mA/m using a Magnon International VSFM in the Laboratory for Environmental- and Palaeomagnetism at the University of Bayreuth. T…