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Land use patterns and climate change: a modeled scenario of the Late Bronze Age in Southern Greece : letter

In this study, we present a modeling approach that investigates how much cultivable land was required to supply a society and whether societies were in need when environmental conditions deteriorated. The approach is implemented for the North-Eastern Peloponnese and is based upon the location of Lat...

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Hauptverfasser: Knitter, Daniel (VerfasserIn) , Günther, Gerrit (VerfasserIn) , Hamer, Wolfgang Berengar (VerfasserIn) , Keßler, Torben (VerfasserIn) , Seguin, Joana (VerfasserIn) , Unkel, Ingmar (VerfasserIn) , Weiberg, Erika (VerfasserIn) , Duttmann, Rainer (VerfasserIn) , Nakoinz, Oliver (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal) Editorial
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 27 November 2019
In: Environmental research letters
Year: 2019, Jahrgang: 14, Heft: 12, Pages: 125003
ISSN:1748-9326
DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ab5126
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab5126
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab5126
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Verfasserangaben:Daniel Knitter, Gerrit Günther, Wolfgang Berengar Hamer, Torben Keßler, Joana Seguin, Ingmar Unkel, Erika Weiberg, Rainer Duttmann, and Oliver Nakoinz
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, we present a modeling approach that investigates how much cultivable land was required to supply a society and whether societies were in need when environmental conditions deteriorated. The approach is implemented for the North-Eastern Peloponnese and is based upon the location of Late Helladic IIIB (1300-1200 BCE) archaeological sites, an assessment of their sizes, and a proposed diet of the people. Based on these information, the areal requirement of each site is calculated and mapped. The results show that large sites do not have sufficient space in their surroundings in order to supply themselves with the required food resources and thus they depended on supplies from the hinterland. Dry climatic conditions aggravate the situation. This indicates that potential societal crisis are less a factor of changing environmental conditions or a shortage of arable land but primarily caused by socio-economic factors.
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ISSN:1748-9326
DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ab5126

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