Geosciences, Volume 14, Issue 2 (February 2024) – 28 articles
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Palaeolandscape reconstructions, particularly reconstructions of former waterbodies, play a crucial role in identifying suitable locations for human settlements and areas with favourable preservation conditions. In our effort to enhance our understanding of Lieth Moor's Late Pleistocene environment and its attractiveness to hunter–gatherer groups, we conducted a comprehensive archaeogeophysical study focusing on a possible ford of a previously postulated palaeolake. Employing ground-penetrating radars and electromagnetic induction, complemented by legacy drill-probing data, we mapped limnic gyttja sediments. Our findings indicate a cluster of small ponds intersected by a stream, rather than a continuous lake. This revision challenges previous assumptions on settlement preferences and places the reported archaeological finds within a new palaeoenvironmental context. View this paper
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