Early human disturbance of the natural environment recorded in annually laminated sediments of Lake Gosciaz,central Poland |
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Authors: | Magdalena Ralska-Jasiewiczowa Bas van Geel |
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Affiliation: | (1) W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Lubicz 46, PL-31 512 Cracow, Poland;(2) Hugo de Vries-Laboratory, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 318, NL-1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Palynological records from the annually laminated sediments of Lake Gosciaz are presented for the period ca. 7600–3900 conventional B.P. Indications in percentage and influx diagrams of Mesolithic and Early Neolithic human impact on the natural environment around the lake are discussed and compared with the archaeological evidence. The first indications of human disturbance start at ca. 6700 B.P. and in the following period four disturbance phases with interruptions are distinguished. A relationship between the Elm Decline and an increasing thickness of annual sediment layers as a consequence of increased soil erosion is suggested. Some hitherto unrecognized or incompletely known microfossils are identified and figured, and their palaeoecological significance is discussed. The records of akinetes of Aphanizomenon probably indicate increasing eutrophication of the lake. Charred fragments of grass epidermis are possibly indicative of openings in the forest. |
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Keywords: | Palynology Human impact Mesolithic Neolithic Central Poland |
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