Different Times? Archaeological and Environmental Data from Intra-Site and Off-Site Sequences

Proceedings of the XVIII UISPP World Congress (4-9 June 2018, Paris, France) Volume 4, Session II-8

Edited by Zoï Tsirtsoni Edited by Catherine Kuzucuoğlu Edited by Philippe Nondédéo Edited by Olivier Weller

Book cover: Different Times? Archaeological and Environmental Data from Intra-Site and Off-Site Sequences

Extent: 134 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: European Prehistory

Series: Proceedings of the UISPP World Congress

Language: English

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(June 2020)

ISBN: 9781789696516

8.07 x 11.42 inches

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Proceedings from Session II-8 of the XVIII UISPP Congress, Paris, 2018, questioning temporal correlations between intra-site and off-site data in archaeology-related contexts. The word ‘site’ describes here archaeological sites – usually settlements – where recent research has produced information on the duration and timing of human


Different Times? Archaeological and environmental data from intra-site and off-site sequences brings together seven papers from Session II-8 of the XVIII UISPP Congress (Paris, 4-9 June 2018). The session questioned temporal correlations between intra-site and off-site data in archaeology-related contexts. The word ‘site’ describes here archaeological sites or groups of sites – usually settlements – that have undergone research in recent years and produced information on the duration and timing of human presence. Comparison with evidence from geomorphological and paleoenvironmental research conducted at various distances from settlements gives some interesting results, such as ‘missing’ occupation periods, distortions in human presence intensity through space as well as time, variability in explanations concerning the abandonment of settlements, etc. Examples presented here highlight: first, discrepancies between time records within built areas used for living and the surrounding lands used for other activities (cultivation, herding, travelling, etc); second, discrepancies produced by the use of different ‘time markers’ (ie. chronostratigraphy of archaeological layers or pottery evolution on the one hand, sedimentary or pollen sequences on the other hand). Although improving the resolution of individual data is essential, the authors argue that the joint and detailed examination of evidence produced together by human and natural scientists is more important for reaching a reliable reconstruction of past people’s activities. Both the session and the volume stem from the Working Group ‘Environmental and Social Changes in the Past’ (Changements environnementaux et societes dans le passe) in the research framework of the Cluster of Excellence ‘Dynamite’ (Territorial and Spatial Dynamics) of the University Paris 1-Pantheon-Sorbonne (ANR-11-LABX-0046, Investissements d’Avenir).

Introduction - Zoi Tsirtsoni, Catherine Kuzucuoglu, Philippe Nondedeo, Olivier Weller The role of the duration and recurrence of settlements in our perception of human impact on the environment: an example from Northern France - Salome Granai, Sylvie Coutard, Nicolas Cayol, Muriel Boulen Dynamiques environnementales et impact de l'anthropisation au Neolithique dans le vallon du Vey a Cairon (Calvados, Normandie) : apports des analyses a haute resolution sur une nouvelle sequence pollinique hors-site - Laurence Lemer, Agnes Gauthier, Laurent Lespez, Cecile Germain-Vallee Geoarchaeological and chronological reconstruction of the Asikli PPN site spatial development (Central Anatolia, Turkey) - Catherine Kuzucuoglu, Mihriban Ozbasaran, Jean-Pascal Dumoulin, Segolene Saulnier-Copard Times of historical developments and environmental changes in the Minoan town of Malia, Crete: an intra and off-site geoarcheological approach - Maia Pomadere, Laurent Lespez, Charlotte Langohr Environmental change and population responses in the Sechura Desert during the late Holocene - Valentina Villa, Aurelien Christol, Christine Lefevre, Denis Correa, Philippe Bearez, Patrice Wuscher, Nicolas Bermeo, Segundo Vasquez, Belkys Gutierrez, Nicolas Goepfert Archaeological and paleoenvironmental reconstructions in the tropical Maya area: the case of Naachtun (Guatemala) - Philippe Nondedeo, Cyril Castanet, Louise Purdue, Eva Lemonnier, Lydie Dussol, Julien Hiquet, Aline Garnier, Marc Teste Tracing the hidden history of the Maya forests through anthracological sequences - Lydie Dussol, Introduction – Zoï Tsirtsoni, Catherine Kuzucuoğlu, Philippe Nondédéo, Olivier WellerSalomé Granai, Sylvie Coutard, Nicolas Cayol, Muriel BoulenLaurence Lemer, Agnès Gauthier, Laurent Lespez, Cécile Germain-ValléeCatherine Kuzucuoğlu, Mihriban Özbaşaran, Jean-Pascal Dumoulin, Ségolène Saulnier-CopardMaia Pomadère, Laurent Lespez, Charlotte LangohrValentina Villa, Aurélien Christol, Christine Lefèvre, Denis Correa, Philippe Béarez, Patrice Wuscher, Nicolas Bermeo, Segundo Vásquez, Belkys Gutiérrez, Nicolas GoepfertPhilippe Nondédéo, Cyril Castanet, Louise Purdue, Eva Lemonnier, Lydie Dussol, Julien Hiquet, Aline Garnier, Marc TestéLydie Dussol

  • Edited by Zoï Tsirtsoni
  • Edited by Catherine Kuzucuoğlu
  • Edited by Philippe Nondédéo
  • Edited by Olivier Weller