ARHEOLOŠKI VESTNIK

Inštitut za arheologijo  ZRC SAZU

ARHEOLOŠKI VESTNIK 55, 2004

Maja ANDRIČ:

The vegetation of Slovenia and northern Istria in late prehistory

Abstract

In the late prehistory, climatic fluctuations and human activity associated with transition to farming and metallurgy triggered significant changes in vegetation and in the palaeoenvironment. However, the reasons for these vegetation changes and mechanisms, which led to the formation of present-day cultural landscape are still poorly understood. This paper presents the results of pollen analysis at three palaeoecological sites, located in four different phytogeographic regions of Slovenia and northern Istria. The results indicate that, while the landscape in late prehistory became increasingly open due to forest clearance and burning, the biodiversity also increased. Changes of forest composition also occurred, and the increase in fir pollen might be associated with increased precipitation and possibly less intensive forest pasture.

Keywords: Slovenia, Croatia, Bronze Age, Iron Age, archeaology, climate, paleoecology, pollen analysis

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