scholarly journals High-Resolution Archaeoenvironmental Study of a Cultic Episode at a Statue-Menhir Copper Age Site (Ossimo Anvòia, Italian Alps)

Radiocarbon ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Allevato ◽  
Francesco Fedele ◽  
Filippo Terrasi ◽  
Manuela Capano ◽  
Gaetano Di Pasquale
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Picea Abies ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Original Position ◽  
Copper Age ◽  
Charcoal Analysis ◽  
Central Alps ◽  
Italian Alps ◽  
History Of

Nine excavation seasons at Ossimo Anvòia in the Val Camonica (Central Alps, Italy) have brought to light a Copper Age ceremonial area with symbolic monoliths (statue menhirs) in their original position. Hundreds of artifacts and ecofacts indicate ideological activity during the 3rd millennium BC. A large pit (F18) was discovered that was unusual for its great size and the abundance of well-preserved charcoal. The pit housed a fallen monolith (M9) showing complicated reshaping. A detailed spatial study based on 6 radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements combined with charcoal analysis has untangled key information to define the history of feature F18-M9. 14C data show that the burning event occurred most probably in the 4th century AD, not in prehistory. We infer a unique episode of “reconsecration” during the very latest phases of pagan cult activity in the Val Camonica. Further studies are needed to resolve the relationships with other features of the site. In addition, charcoal analysis has produced paleobotanical information for a scarcely known period in the environmental history of the area. A sparse forest with Picea abies, Larix decidua, and Fagus sylvatica existed, associated with areas likely devoted to grazing. There is a remarkable absence of chestnut.

scholarly journals High-Resolution Archaeoenvironmental Study of a Cultic Episode at a Statue-Menhir Copper Age Site (Ossimo Anvòia, Italian Alps)

Radiocarbon ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (01) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Allevato ◽  
Francesco Fedele ◽  
Filippo Terrasi ◽  
Manuela Capano ◽  
Gaetano Di Pasquale
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Picea Abies ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Original Position ◽  
Copper Age ◽  
Charcoal Analysis ◽  
Central Alps ◽  
Italian Alps ◽  
History Of

Nine excavation seasons at Ossimo Anvòia in the Val Camonica (Central Alps, Italy) have brought to light a Copper Age ceremonial area with symbolic monoliths (statue menhirs) in their original position. Hundreds of artifacts and ecofacts indicate ideological activity during the 3rd millennium BC. A large pit (F18) was discovered that was unusual for its great size and the abundance of well-preserved charcoal. The pit housed a fallen monolith (M9) showing complicated reshaping. A detailed spatial study based on 6 radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements combined with charcoal analysis has untangled key information to define the history of feature F18-M9.14C data show that the burning event occurred most probably in the 4th century AD, not in prehistory. We infer a unique episode of “reconsecration” during the very latest phases of pagan cult activity in the Val Camonica. Further studies are needed to resolve the relationships with other features of the site. In addition, charcoal analysis has produced paleobotanical information for a scarcely known period in the environmental history of the area. A sparse forest withPicea abies, Larix decidua,andFagus sylvaticaexisted, associated with areas likely devoted to grazing. There is a remarkable absence of chestnut.

scholarly journals A high‐resolution diatom‐based Middle and Late Holocene environmental history of the Little Belt region, Baltic Sea

Boreas ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Warnock ◽  
Elinor Andrén ◽  
Steve Juggins ◽  
Jonathan Lewis ◽  
David B. Ryves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
History Of ◽  
Middle And Late Holocene

The environmental history of a mountain lake (Lago Paione Superiore, Central Alps, Italy) for the last c. 100 years: a multidisciplinary, palaeolimnological study

1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Guilizzoni ◽  
A. Marchetto ◽  
A. Lami ◽  
N.G. Cameron ◽  
P.G. Appleby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental History ◽  
Mountain Lake ◽  
Central Alps ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Analytical confirmation of imidacloprid poisoning in granivorous Cape spurfowl (Pternistis capensis)

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christo J. Botha ◽  
Elizabeth C. Du Plessis ◽  
Heleen Coetser ◽  
Magda Rosemann
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
High Resolution Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Regulatory Authorities ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Neonicotinoid Insecticide ◽  
History Of ◽  
Invertebrate Pests ◽  
Resolution Mass

Reports were received that Cape spurfowl (Pternistis capensis) fell during flight and scrambled uncoordinatedly for cover and some died. Three carcases were submitted for necropsy examination, which revealed mainly congestion of the carcases and haemorrhages. Common causes of acute mortalities in birds were first excluded, but there was a history of possible exposure to imidacloprid-treated barley seeds. Imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, is used to protect various crops against invertebrate pests. The combined crop contents and pooled liver samples collected from the Cape spurfowl during necropsy were submitted for liquid chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) for imidacloprid analysis. Imidacloprid and several of its metabolites were detected in the samples. Farmers should cover sown seeds with a layer of soil and remove any spilled seeds, as granivorous birds are susceptible to imidacloprid intoxication. Regulatory authorities should re-evaluate the risk posed by imidacloprid-treated seeds for pollinators and granivorous birds.

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