OPEN WORKSHOP 1-4 APRIL 2009:

 

Socio-environmental dynamics over the last 12,000 years: the creation of landscapes

 

 

• Session 3: Impact of resource exploitation, trade, and transport on environment and societies

Session chair:

C. Carnap, O. Nelle, W. Kirleis, W. Dörfler, J. Dürr

 

Session scope:

Pre-industrial exploitation of natural resources in Middle Europe can be traced back al least to the Mesolithic Age. During Neolithic and Bronze Ages infrastructures of transport were developed, which are still of importance today. However, resource exploitation has also created far-reaching environmental problems, particularly well known from the Roman period.

This session aims to cope with two issues: research on prehistoric mining areas, and on prehistoric transport routes. Mining creates an array of societal challenges such as supply with food, transfer of equipment and technology, including means of production. Areas of raw material exploitation were of secondary value for agriculture, nonetheless when used for pre-industrial purposes, they underwent fast development. At the same time the efficiency of the transport network is highly dependant on environmental conditions and social stability. The impact of resource exploitation, trade and transport on environment and societies is addressed in a number of archaeological studies and integrating models.

 

Session programme:

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Abstracts for session 3:

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• Session 1: Monuments and monumentality

 

• Session 2: Central sites

 

• Session 4: Separating natural and anthropogenic influences in environmental change

 

• Session 5: Population dynamics and demographic proxies

 

• Session 6: Perception, mental construction and conceptualisation of landscapes

 

• Session 7: New approaches and proxies for socio-environmental reconstructions

 

• Public Lectures: Wednesday, 1st April
  

 

The current general workshop programme ist available here