Environmental Changes in the Upper and Middle Tisza/ Tisa Lowland during the Holocene
Environmental Changes in the Upper and Middle Tisza/ Tisa Lowland during the Holocene

Summary/Abstract: Th e present study focuses on an aspect of archaeology, which to a large extent has been neglected inthe archaeological research in Romania, namely that of the environmental changes with special reference to archaeology.Th e geographical area of analysis is the Tisza/Tisa Lowland and the period is the Holocene. Changes in geomorphology,fl ora and fauna, climate and humidity will be presented and discussed. As a fi nal step, archeco-zones will bedefi ned in order to delimit regions in space and time with similar environmental traits, in the hope that discussion onmid-scale changes of the environment and their relation to archaeology will be stimulated in Romania as well.

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