Abstract
The LandCover6k working group investigates whether prehistoric and historic human impacts on land cover (i.e. anthropogenic land-cover change due to land use - LULC) were sufficiently large to have a significant impact on regional climates. This workshop focused on reconstructing land use for the European continent by synthesizing farming and landscape management patterns derived from the archaeological record, for a 6000 BP time slice. We were also interested in the location of settlements, field systems, and industrial activities. The main objectives of the workshop were to: (i) Review LU classifications developed for other regions (Morrison et al. 2018), ensure these are usable for Europe at 6000 BP, and develop geography-specific lower-classification categories; (ii) Establish regions with good datasets for LU and produce preliminary LU maps following the methodology of Morrison et al. (2018); (iii) Identify high-resolution case-study areas for detailed LU mapping; (iv) Agree on a publication strategy and subsequent analyses.
DOI
10.22498/pages.26.2.90
Publication Date
2018-11-01
Publication Title
Past Global Change Magazine
Volume
26
Issue
2
Publisher
Past Global Changes (PAGES)
ISSN
2411-9180
Embargo Period
2024-11-25
First Page
90
Last Page
90
Recommended Citation
Whitehouse, N., Madella, M., & Antolín, F. (2018) 'European land-use at 6000 BP: from on-site data to the large-scale view', Past Global Change Magazine, 26(2), pp. 90-90. Past Global Changes (PAGES): Available at: https://doi.org/10.22498/pages.26.2.90
