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Neolithic land use in the northern Boreal zone: high-resolution multiproxy analyses from Lake Huhdasjarvi, south-eastern Finland



Authors: Alenius T, Mokkonen T, Holmqvist E, Ojala A

Publisher: SPRINGER

Publication year: 2017

Journal: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Journal name in source: VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY

Journal acronym: VEG HIST ARCHAEOBOT

Volume: 26

Issue: 5

First page : 469

Last page: 486

Number of pages: 18

ISSN: 0939-6314

eISSN: 1617-6278

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-017-0606-2

Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/26360576


Abstract
Two high-resolution pollen and charcoal analyses were constructed from sediments obtained from a small bay in eastern Finland in order to gain information on human activity during the Neolithic Stone Age, 5200-1800 BC. We used measurements of loss on ignition (LOI), magnetic susceptibility and geochemical analyses to describe the sedimentological characteristics. Palaeomagnetic dating and measurements of Cs-137-activity were supported by C-14-datings. The analyses revealed human activity between 4400 and 3200 BC, which is synchronous with archaeological cultures defined through different stages of Comb Ware pottery types and Middle Neolithic pottery types with asbestos as a primary temper. Direct evidence of Hordeum cultivation was dated to 4040-3930 cal BC. According to the pollen data, more significant effort was put into the production of fibres from hemp and lime than the actual cultivation of food.

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