The prehistoric and preindustrial deforestation of Europe

2009/10/25 by Jed O. Kaplan, Kristen M. Krumhardt, Niklaus E. Zimmermann +1 · 1 voice · 13 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Archaeological Research and Protection #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Land Use and Ecosystem Services

paper · doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.09.028

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Discussions

• "At the earliest time slice of our model, 1000 BC, the Near Eastern regions (Iraq, Syria-Lebanon, and Palestine-Jordan) clearly display widespread deforestation. Several small parts of central Europe [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]