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Abstracts Primus Conventus Austriacus Archaeometriae - MMIX<br />
A multi-proxy analysis discloses the environmental impact of ancient<br />
mining near Schwaz (Tirol)<br />
Elisabeth Breitenlechner 1 , Marina Hilber 2 , Joachim Lutz 3 , Yvonne Kathrein 4 , Alois<br />
Unterkircher 2 & Klaus Oeggl 1<br />
1<br />
<strong>Universität</strong> Innsbruck, Institut für Botanik, Sternwartestraße 15, A-6020 Innsbruck, +43-(0)512-507-5972,<br />
Elisabeth.Breitenlechner@uibk.ac.at<br />
2<br />
<strong>Universität</strong> Innsbruck, Institut für Geschichte und Ethnologie, Innrain 52, A-6020 Innsbruck, +43-(0)512-507-<br />
4388<br />
3<br />
Curt Engelhorn-Zentrum für Archäometrie, C5, Zeughaus, D-68159 Mannheim<br />
4<br />
<strong>Universität</strong> Innsbruck, Institut für Germanistik, Innrain 52, A-6020 Innsbruck<br />
Changes in ancient cultural landscapes result predominantly from agricultural activities, but<br />
there exist other types of human impact, which shaped past environments; e.g. ore mining<br />
caused a huge demand on raw materials and the following metallurgic processes polluted the<br />
environment. Recent advances in pollen analysis enable a detailed reconstruction of past<br />
vegetation and its agricultural utilization, but the problem of palynology in mining areas is<br />
that mining activities produce a similar pollen signal like agricultural activities. Therefore,<br />
here we use a multi-proxy approach to evaluate the effects of historical mining on the<br />
environment by a combination of pollen, micro-charcoal and geochemical analyses validated<br />
by historical and archaeological data. The studies are conducted on peat deposits of the fen<br />
“Kogelmoos” located within the prominent historical mining area of Schwaz. The data reflect<br />
significant changes in the vegetation, intensive fire activities and lead pollution since the Late<br />
Middle Ages. The potential of this multi-proxy approach to evaluate past mining impact on<br />
the environment is discussed.<br />
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