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The role of the duration and recurrence of settlements in our perception of human impact on the environment: an example from Northern France.

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Based on the synthesis of Holocene malacological data collected at fifteen sites in the large floodplains of the Seine basin, three major environmental stages separated by two transitional phases had been previously reconstructed. The results indicated that anthropogenic disturbance was the key factor in the openness of the Holocene landscape. This long-term environmental impact of human societies highlighted the continuous use of these lowlands even if the archaeological remains were often minimal. The malacological analysis recently carried out at Passel "Le Vivier" called into question this regional pattern. The analysis performed on a natural sequence located in the vicinity of a Neolithic causewayed enclosure revealed a dense forest habitat during and after the Neolithic occupation. The construction of the enclosure and its occupation had only a slight impact on the surrounding environment. These results question the parameters influencing our perception of human impact, particularly the duration and recurrence of settlements.
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hal-03980505 , version 1 (09-02-2023)

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Salomé Granai, Muriel Boulen, Sylvie Coutard. The role of the duration and recurrence of settlements in our perception of human impact on the environment: an example from Northern France.. Different times? Archaeological and environmental data from intra-site and off-site sequences., Archaeopress, 2020, 1789696518. ⟨hal-03980505⟩
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