Papers by Anna Maria Mercuri
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Cultural landscapes are priority research themes addressed in many fields of knowledge. Botanists can explore the ecological, formal and cognitive level of cultural landscapes with different approaches. Palynologists study both palaeoenviron- mental (off-site) and archaeological (on-site) records and are, therefore, in a privileged corner to observe the origin and history of present landscapes, what is their true nature and vocation, what must be preserved or transformed for the future. The study of an archaeo- logical site shows short space–time events and the behaviour of a few people. In order, though, to attain a regional and cross-area cultural landscape reconstruc- tion, many sites must be studied as part of a regional multi-point site and with an interdisciplinary approach. The likelihood to observe human-induced environ- ments in pollen diagrams depends on the nature and productivity of human-related plant species. In the Mediterranean area, many Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic sites point to the long-term action on the environment. However, the pollen signal of pre- Holocene and early Holocene human impact is ambiguous or weak. The effects of culture became evident, and possibly irreversible, as a consequence of human permanence in a certain land. In the Bronze age,
A. M. Mercuri (&) Department of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Palynology and Palaeobotany, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Viale Caduti in Guerra 127, 41121 Modena, Italy e-mail: [email protected]
the establishment of human-induced environments was evident from the combination of decrease of forest cover and increase of cereal and synanthropic pollen types in pollen records.
Plants and culture: …, 2009
Riassunto Dal tesoro di Domagnano all'archeobotanica di un insediamento romano e goto della ... more Riassunto Dal tesoro di Domagnano all'archeobotanica di un insediamento romano e goto della Repubblica di San Marino. La Repub-blica di San Marino (61 km2) è caratterizzata dal rilievo del Monte Titano (738 m slm; sito UNESCO patrimonio mondiale del-l'umanità), che ...
Although past climate change is well documented in West Africa through instrumental records, mode... more Although past climate change is well documented in West Africa through instrumental records, modeling ac-tivities, and paleo-data, little is known about regional-scale ecosystem vulnerability and long-term impacts of climate on plant distribution and biodiversity. Here we use paleohydro-logical and paleobotanical data to discuss the relation be-tween available surface water, monsoon rainfall and vege-tation distribution in West Africa during the Holocene. The individual patterns of plant migration or community shifts in latitude are explained by differences among tolerance lim-its of species to rainfall amount and seasonality. Using the probability density function methodology, we show here that the widespread development of lakes, wetlands and rivers at the time of the "Green Sahara" played an additional role in forming a network of topographically defined water avail-ability, allowing for tropical plants to migrate north from 15 to 24 • N (reached ca. 9 cal ka BP). The a...
Advances in Volcanology, 2015
In efforts to understand the natural variability of the Earth climate system and the potential fo... more In efforts to understand the natural variability of the Earth climate system and the potential for future climate and environmental (e.g., biodiversity) changes, palaeodata play a key role by extending the baseline of environmental and climatic observations. Lake sediments, and particularly sediment archives of volcanic lakes, help to decipher natural climate variability at seasonal to millennial scales, and help identifying causal mechanisms. Their importance includes their potential to provide precise and accurate inter-archive correlations (e.g., based on tephrochronology) and to record cyclicity and high frequency climate signals. We present a few examples of commonly used techniques and proxy-records to investigate past climatic variability and its influence to the history of the lakes and of their biota. This paper is rather a presentation of potentials and limits of palaeolimnological and limnogeological research on crater lakes, than a pervasive review of palaeolimnological studies on crater lakes. We show the importance of seismic stratigraphy for the selection of coring sites, and discuss problems in core chronology. Then we give examples of physical and chemical proxies, including magnetism, microfacies and oxygen and carbon stable isotopes from crater lake deposits mainly located in central and southern Europe. Finally, we present , © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 379 the use of air-transported (pollens) and lacustrine biological remains. The continuing need to develop new approaches and methods stimulated us to mention, as an example, the potential of the studies of subsurface biosphere, and the effects of microbiological metabolism on mineral diagenesis in sediments.
Uan Tabu in the settlement history of …, 2001
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Pace è in italiano una parola che evoca sentimenti positivi e valori universali di rispetto e ugu... more Pace è in italiano una parola che evoca sentimenti positivi e valori universali di rispetto e uguaglianza. In inglese, ha un significato ugualmente positivo di ritmo, andatura, passo regolare. In entrambe le lingue, pace è dunque indice di accordo e armonia, un ...
1. -Location map of San Marino and archaeological sites quoted in the text. P l a n t s a n d C u... more 1. -Location map of San Marino and archaeological sites quoted in the text. P l a n t s a n d C u l t u r e : s e e
This paper reports on geomorphologic, geochronologic and hydrologic data, interrelated with polle... more This paper reports on geomorphologic, geochronologic and hydrologic data, interrelated with pollen data from the sediments of the Caprelle caves, located in the Umbria-Marche Apennines. The paper is a contribution to the understanding of cave genesis.
Journal of Archaeological Science, Jun 30, 2008
Pollen analyses of 13 archaeological sites in the Wadi Teshuinat area, in southwestern Fezzan, Li... more Pollen analyses of 13 archaeological sites in the Wadi Teshuinat area, in southwestern Fezzan, Libya, were synthesised to explore the potential contribution of palynological investigation to archaeological research in this area. During the Holocene, the sites were occupied by pre-Pastoral (hunteregatherers) and Pastoral (pastoralists) cultures. Different pollen stratigraphies and floras characterised the diverse sites and the relevant cultural phases. Pollen data were reported by discussing the sites separately, and by combining them to interpret the regional data set. Emphasis was made on the anthropogenic pollen indicators and grasses, including large grass pollen grains (>40 mm), which were considered evidence of plant transport into the site. These were ethnobotanical markers, human-made evidence of plant harvesting by hunteregatherers, or of animal breeding by pastoralists. The disappearance of some wild cereals was also observed, consistent with increasing climate dryness and land exploitation. Macroremains were used as a parallel tool to better understand plant exploitation in the region.
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Papers by Anna Maria Mercuri
Cultural landscapes are priority research themes addressed in many fields of knowledge. Botanists can explore the ecological, formal and cognitive level of cultural landscapes with different approaches. Palynologists study both palaeoenviron- mental (off-site) and archaeological (on-site) records and are, therefore, in a privileged corner to observe the origin and history of present landscapes, what is their true nature and vocation, what must be preserved or transformed for the future. The study of an archaeo- logical site shows short space–time events and the behaviour of a few people. In order, though, to attain a regional and cross-area cultural landscape reconstruc- tion, many sites must be studied as part of a regional multi-point site and with an interdisciplinary approach. The likelihood to observe human-induced environ- ments in pollen diagrams depends on the nature and productivity of human-related plant species. In the Mediterranean area, many Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic sites point to the long-term action on the environment. However, the pollen signal of pre- Holocene and early Holocene human impact is ambiguous or weak. The effects of culture became evident, and possibly irreversible, as a consequence of human permanence in a certain land. In the Bronze age,
A. M. Mercuri (&) Department of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Palynology and Palaeobotany, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Viale Caduti in Guerra 127, 41121 Modena, Italy e-mail: [email protected]
the establishment of human-induced environments was evident from the combination of decrease of forest cover and increase of cereal and synanthropic pollen types in pollen records.
Cultural landscapes are priority research themes addressed in many fields of knowledge. Botanists can explore the ecological, formal and cognitive level of cultural landscapes with different approaches. Palynologists study both palaeoenviron- mental (off-site) and archaeological (on-site) records and are, therefore, in a privileged corner to observe the origin and history of present landscapes, what is their true nature and vocation, what must be preserved or transformed for the future. The study of an archaeo- logical site shows short space–time events and the behaviour of a few people. In order, though, to attain a regional and cross-area cultural landscape reconstruc- tion, many sites must be studied as part of a regional multi-point site and with an interdisciplinary approach. The likelihood to observe human-induced environ- ments in pollen diagrams depends on the nature and productivity of human-related plant species. In the Mediterranean area, many Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic sites point to the long-term action on the environment. However, the pollen signal of pre- Holocene and early Holocene human impact is ambiguous or weak. The effects of culture became evident, and possibly irreversible, as a consequence of human permanence in a certain land. In the Bronze age,
A. M. Mercuri (&) Department of Life Sciences, Laboratory of Palynology and Palaeobotany, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Viale Caduti in Guerra 127, 41121 Modena, Italy e-mail: [email protected]
the establishment of human-induced environments was evident from the combination of decrease of forest cover and increase of cereal and synanthropic pollen types in pollen records.