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Research article
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18 Mar 2026
Research article |
| 18 Mar 2026
| 18 Mar 2026
Environmental reconstruction of the younger loess sequences of the Petrovaradin Fortress Palaeolithic site (Novi Sad, Serbia)
Slobodan B. Marković
Division of Geochronology and Environmental Isotopes, Institute of Physics – Centre for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Knez Mihajlova 35, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Institute for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies, University of Montenegro, Cetinjska 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Dušan Mihailović
Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade University, Čika Ljubina 18-20, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Milica G. Bosnić
Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Petar Krsmanović
Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Philip D. Hughes
Department of Geography, School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Aleksandar Pilipović
Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, Egyetem str 2-6, Szeged, 6722, Hungary
Mirjana Roksandić
Department of Anthropology, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9, Canada
Qingzhen Hao
Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Luo Wang
Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Jelena Kolundžija
Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Dušan Puhar
Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Rastko S. Marković
Department for Geography and Tourism, Faculty of Sciences, Višegradska 33, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
Tin Lukić
Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62, Lund, Sweden
Data sets
City Museum of Novi Sad (Petrovaradin) Loess palaeosol sequences PT1 and PT2, Serbia (XRF, COLOR, MS, SHELLS) S. Marković and M. Bosnić https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18268625
Mišeluk 2 loess palaeosol sequence, Serbia (XRF, COLOR) S. Markovic, M. Bosnić, R. Marković, et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17334484
Short summary
This study explores past environments at a key archaeological site in Serbia to understand how climate and landscape influenced early human life. By analysing soil layers, fossils, and other natural markers, we found that the area offered a mix of habitats and stable conditions during the last ice age. These findings suggest that the region was an important refuge for people and animals, helping us to better understand human survival in changing climates.
This study explores past environments at a key archaeological site in Serbia to understand how...
