Regional vegetation histories: An overview of the pollen evidence from the Central Mediterranean
Citation:
Kouli K, Masi A, Mercuri AM, Florenzano A, Sadori L. Regional vegetation histories: An overview of the pollen evidence from the Central Mediterranean. Late Antique Archaeology [Internet]. 2018;11(1):69-82.
Vegetation patterns during the 1st millennium AD in the central Mediterranean, exhibit a great variability, due to the richness of these habitats and the continuous shaping of the environment by human societies. Variations in land use, witnessed in the pollen record, reflect the role that local vegetation and environmental conditions played in the choices made by local societies. The interdisciplinary study of off-site cores remains the key evidence for palaeoenvironmental transformations mirroring the ‘semi-natural’ vegetation, and revealing temporal fluctuations and the amount of human impact on a regional scale.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (+30) 210-7274896 Department of Geology and Geoenvironment Panepistimioupolis Zografou Athens, 15784 akouli@geol.uoa.gr
