A Human Occupation Cave During the B ronze A ge

Archaeological and Palynological Applications of a Case Study in S ardinia ( W estern M editerranean)

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ID8353583
AutoresCarla Buosi (0000-0003-0530-1825, University of Cagliari), Paola Pittau (University of Cagliari, autor de correspondencia), Giacomo Paglietti (0000-0002-8633-169X, University of Cagliari), Giovanni Giuseppe Scanu (0000-0002-4576-144X, University of Cagliari), Marco Serra (0000-0003-1454-1847, Sapienza University of Rome), Mariano Ucchesu (0000-0002-1587-9842, University of Cagliari), Gianluigi Tanda (0000-0001-9526-9878, University of Cagliari)
Año2015
Volumen57
NúmeroS1
Páginas212-231
Fecha de publicación2015-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.12132
OpenAlexW1945492687
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas46

Investigation of a prehistoric settlement in the south‐western S ardinia area attests to human occupation by the Nuragic civilization in a cave during the Early and M iddle B ronze A ge. An occasional human presence is recorded from the Early B ronze A ge and a continued one relating to rural (cultivation, storage) and domestic (ceramic, metallurgy) activities is documented in the M iddle B ronze A ge. These distinct settlement phases have been radiocarbon‐dated and palynologically recognized. In addition, pollen analysis suggests that a degraded forest was present during the M iddle B ronze A ge in south S ardinia prior to central S ardinia, which is probably related to a hot climate and a regime of low annual precipitation. The data reveal a climate‐induced deforestation phase that is likely to be emphasized by anthropogenic pressure

Archaeology · Biology · Cave · Deforestation (computer science) · Geography · Palynology · Pollen · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology