Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena

This paper addresses the interplay between Holocene landscape evolution and human settlement dynamics, drawing new evidence from the alluvial history of Xerolakkos, a continental stream in Grevena (Western Macedonia, Greece). We developed an integrated geoarchaeological survey combining remote sensi...

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Autores: Apostolou, Giannis, Mayoral Pascual, Alfredo, Venieri, Konstantina, Dimaki, Sofia, Garcia i Molsosa, Arnau, Georgiadis, M. (Mercourios), Orengo Romeu, Héctor A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2024.100206
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Palabra clave:Geoarqueologia -- Grècia
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Teledetecció -- Grècia
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spelling Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in GrevenaApostolou, GiannisMayoral Pascual, AlfredoVenieri, KonstantinaDimaki, SofiaGarcia i Molsosa, ArnauGeorgiadis, M. (Mercourios)Orengo Romeu, Héctor A.Geoarqueologia -- GrèciaArqueologia del paisatge -- GrèciaTeledetecció -- Grècia90This paper addresses the interplay between Holocene landscape evolution and human settlement dynamics, drawing new evidence from the alluvial history of Xerolakkos, a continental stream in Grevena (Western Macedonia, Greece). We developed an integrated geoarchaeological survey combining remote sensing geomorphological mapping, litho-stratigraphic analysis and radiocarbon dating with the site evidence of a new archaeological survey. Results revealed four major alluviation phases, corresponding to 1) the beginning of the Holocene until the Early Neolithic (∼6300/6200 BCE), 2) the end of the Early and the Middle Neolithic (∼6000–5400 BCE), 3) from the Middle Bronze Age to the Late Roman period (∼1800 BCE – 500 CE), and 4) during the Byzantine and Ottoman eras (∼500–1800 CE), all separated by phases of floodplain incision. Furthermore, the effects of several Holocene Rapid Climatic Changes (RCC) are traced and discussed together with potential human responses; we also provide the first alluvial sequence recording the ∼6200 BCE (8.2 kyr BP) event in the Balkans. While the climate and the local geomorphological setting are considered the primary drivers behind instability and erosion during the Early and Middle Holocene, a landscape change starting in the Middle Bronze Age (after ∼1800 BCE) followed by a re-organisation of the rural economy in the Roman period suggests the increasing involvement of anthropogenic forcing which, by the Ottoman period, evolved into a dynamic situation between climatic variability and adaptive land management. Finally, we demonstrate how soil erosion in the upper catchment constitutes a serious taphonomic bias when studying the regional archaeological record.This work was funded by the Doctoral Researcher Scholarship (FI) of the Catalan Government R&D Agency Competitive Call for the Recruitment of New Research Staff (AGAUR) [FI_B 01013, 2020 & FI_B 00989, 2021], the Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación Fellowship of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities [IJC2020-045609-I] and the Beatriu de Piños Fellowship of the Catalan Autonomous Government [BP 00208, 2018]. Fieldwork was supported by the A. S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation [FZS004-1, 2022–2023] and A. G. Leventis Foundation [17529, 2020] doctoral scholarships. The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Ephorate of Grevena and the Greek Ministry of Culture through the Grevena Archaeological Project (GAP). We are also grateful to Brice Lebrun for providing valuable help with the illustrations of the current study as well as to several individuals who discussed and commended aspects of this study: Yulia Agafonova, Yiannis Papadias, Niki Saridaki, Haralambos Tsouggaris, Jean-François Berger, Athanasia Krahtopoulou, Gerasimos Trasanis and Nikolaos Dimakis. Last but not least, many thanks are given to the anonymous reviewers for providing a rapid and very useful feedback to our study.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionElsevier2024info:eu-repo/semantics/article23 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2072/479526https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qsa.2024.100206RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésQuaternary Science Advances Volume 15, September 2024, 100206© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier LtdAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2072/4795262026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena
title Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena
spellingShingle Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena
Apostolou, Giannis
Geoarqueologia -- Grècia
Arqueologia del paisatge -- Grècia
Teledetecció -- Grècia
90
title_short Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena
title_full Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena
title_fullStr Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena
title_full_unstemmed Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena
title_sort Holocene alluvial dynamics, soil erosion and settlement in the uplands of Macedonia (Greece): New geoarchaeological insights from Xerolakkos in Grevena
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Apostolou, Giannis
Mayoral Pascual, Alfredo
Venieri, Konstantina
Dimaki, Sofia
Garcia i Molsosa, Arnau
Georgiadis, M. (Mercourios)
Orengo Romeu, Héctor A.
author Apostolou, Giannis
author_facet Apostolou, Giannis
Mayoral Pascual, Alfredo
Venieri, Konstantina
Dimaki, Sofia
Garcia i Molsosa, Arnau
Georgiadis, M. (Mercourios)
Orengo Romeu, Héctor A.
author_role author
author2 Mayoral Pascual, Alfredo
Venieri, Konstantina
Dimaki, Sofia
Garcia i Molsosa, Arnau
Georgiadis, M. (Mercourios)
Orengo Romeu, Héctor A.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Geoarqueologia -- Grècia
Arqueologia del paisatge -- Grècia
Teledetecció -- Grècia
90
topic Geoarqueologia -- Grècia
Arqueologia del paisatge -- Grècia
Teledetecció -- Grècia
90
description This paper addresses the interplay between Holocene landscape evolution and human settlement dynamics, drawing new evidence from the alluvial history of Xerolakkos, a continental stream in Grevena (Western Macedonia, Greece). We developed an integrated geoarchaeological survey combining remote sensing geomorphological mapping, litho-stratigraphic analysis and radiocarbon dating with the site evidence of a new archaeological survey. Results revealed four major alluviation phases, corresponding to 1) the beginning of the Holocene until the Early Neolithic (∼6300/6200 BCE), 2) the end of the Early and the Middle Neolithic (∼6000–5400 BCE), 3) from the Middle Bronze Age to the Late Roman period (∼1800 BCE – 500 CE), and 4) during the Byzantine and Ottoman eras (∼500–1800 CE), all separated by phases of floodplain incision. Furthermore, the effects of several Holocene Rapid Climatic Changes (RCC) are traced and discussed together with potential human responses; we also provide the first alluvial sequence recording the ∼6200 BCE (8.2 kyr BP) event in the Balkans. While the climate and the local geomorphological setting are considered the primary drivers behind instability and erosion during the Early and Middle Holocene, a landscape change starting in the Middle Bronze Age (after ∼1800 BCE) followed by a re-organisation of the rural economy in the Roman period suggests the increasing involvement of anthropogenic forcing which, by the Ottoman period, evolved into a dynamic situation between climatic variability and adaptive land management. Finally, we demonstrate how soil erosion in the upper catchment constitutes a serious taphonomic bias when studying the regional archaeological record.
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