Historical Ecology, Archaeology and Biocultural Landscapes: Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to the Long Anthropocene

• Other Authors: Bazan, Giuseppe (Editor), Castrorao Barba, Angelo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Language; site selection; archaeological sites; edge effect; ecological network; geomantic environment; historical ecology; landscape archaeology; vegetation science; anthracology; vegetation series; Mediterranean woods; high nature value (HNV) farmlands; historical landscapes; early middle ages; Basque; Neolithic; Western Pyrenees; mountain agropastoralism; land-use change; Neoanthropocene raising; inner land; environmental protection; ecodynamics; Anthropology; archaeology; agrarian history; Iron Age; hay-meadows; land reforms; landscape history; niche construction; landscape; Anthropocene; Valle dei Templi; sustainable development; territorial planning; cultural heritage; archaeological heritage; local development; Agrigento; Kolymbethra; abandonment; decay within the rural environment; artefacts; cultural landscapes; landscape transformation; rewilding; human-environment interaction; Slovenia; agrobiodiversity; ancient trees; biocultural diversity; biodiversity; heritage trees; long-lived trees; Olea europaea; veteran trees; regions; history; ecology; ancient DNA; population genetics; anthropology; paleobotany; past vegetation; potential natural vegetation; biomes; methodologies; historical approach; multidisciplinarity; research gaps; n/a
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This book collects a series of interdisciplinary contributions about Historical Ecology, Archeology and Biocultural Landscapes focused on the analysis of landscape dynamics during the Long Anthropocene. Through case studies across Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia and America, the volume offers a seri...