This review paper presents a comprehensive study of all available up to date
anthracological assemblages recovered from 79 archaeological settlements of the Neolithic …

Chernozems are considered to degrade under the temperate humid climate of Central
Europe, particularly in the arable and undulating areas and, thus, exposed to erosion. The …

In this study the stable nitrogen (δ 15 N) and carbon (δ 13 C) isotopic compositions of
carbonized cereal grains from 18 archaeological sites in Poland, dating from the Early …

Fires significantly affect the structure and diversity of vegetation. Natural recovery of
vegetation after fires in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone is of special interest because of its …

Two earthen mounds, trapezoid in shape, oriented along the WE/NW-SE axis and located in
prominent landscape positions, were recently discovered in the Głubczyce Forest in the …

A maximum Holocene afforestation occurred during the Atlantic phase in Central Europe
and the first deforestation was human-induced by introducing Neolithic farming. However …

Recent archaeological excavations at two Early Neolithic settlements at Kamyane-Zavallia
(Ukraine) and Nicolaevca V (Moldova) have provided new plant assemblages. The sites …

We present stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of animal and human bones from
south-eastern Poland, dated to the Neolithic and the Bronze Ages. The analyses are …

Structures previously suggested to be footprints or tracks, but which have been little
described, were observed within Quaternary inland dunes of the European Sand Belt …

When found on settlements of early European farmers, the dietary role of seeds of
Chenopodium album (commonly called goosefoot or fat-hen) is difficult to assess. It is often …