Neolithic settlement dynamics derived from archaeological data and colluvial deposits between the Baar region and the adjacent low mountain ranges, southwest Germany

Miera, Jan Johannes; Henkner, Jessica; Schmidt, Karsten; Fuchs, Markus; Scholten, Thomas; Kühn, Peter; Knopf, Thomas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-68-75-2019

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Geoarchaeology and past human–environment interactions

https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-68-75-2019

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Articles | Volume 68, issue 1

Research article

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27 Jun 2019

Research article |

| 27 Jun 2019

Neolithic settlement dynamics derived from archaeological data and colluvial deposits between the Baar region and the adjacent low mountain ranges, southwest Germany

Jan Johannes Miera, Jessica Henkner, Karsten Schmidt, Markus Fuchs, Thomas Scholten, Peter Kühn, and Thomas Knopf

Data sets

Archaeopedological analysis of colluvial deposits in favourable and unfavourable areas: reconstruction of land use dynamics in SW Germany J. Henkner, J. Ahlrichs, S. Downey, M. Fuchs, B. James, A. Junge, T. Knopf, T. Scholten, and P. Kühn https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.rh67hb

Short summary

This study investigates Neolithic settlement dynamics by combining archaeological source criticism and archaeopedological data from colluvial deposits. It is shown that the distribution of Neolithic sites in the Baar region is distorted by superimposition due to erosion. Furthermore, the preservation conditions for pottery are limited by weathering effects. By complementing archaeological data with phases of colluviation we are able to point out settlement dynamics throughout the Neolithic.