PAILLÈS , Christine

Numerous archaeological studies carried out in high-elevation areas of the Southern French Alps have documented ancient human occupation of mountains, mainly characterized by pastoral and mining activities. Besides, the area was affected by both continental and Mediterranean climate instability throughout the Holocene. Lake Petit, located in...

Ancient human presence in the mountain landscapes of the Alps has been documented by archaeological and palaeoecological studies which show a change from gathering to pastoralism over the last 4 ka. Above 2000 m, landscapes have been exploited at least since the Bronze Age. Human activities rendered soils vulnerable to colluviation, increasing...

Ancient human presence in the mountain landscapes of the Alps has been documented by archaeological and palaeoecological studies which show a change from gathering to pastoralism over the last 4 ka. Above 2000 m, landscapes have been exploited at least since the Bronze Age. Human activities rendered soils vulnerable to colluviation, increasing...

L'analyse multiproxies à haute résolution d'une séquence sédimentaire prélevée dans le Lac Petit (alt. 2 200 m, vallon des Millefonts, Mercantour, France) a permis d'étudier les interactions climat-environnement-Homme à l'Holocène récent en contexte de haute montagne dans les Alpes du Sud. Grâce aux analyses lithostratigraphiques, géochimiques...

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Archaeological studies carried out in the European Alps have documented ancient human occupation of mountains, characterized by hunting, pastoral activities and mining. High resolution multi-proxy analyses, including sedimentological, palynological and geochemical investigations, were carried out on a 144 cm-long sediment core from the Lac...

Mediterranean mountains are very sensitive geosystems to erosion processes. These environments combine three steep gradients: topographic, ecologic and climatic. They are extremely vulnerable to both anthropogenic and climate-driven global changes. We propose a multiproxy approach from sediments sequence of Petit Lake (2200m, Millefonts...