Dendrochronology and Environmental History: The Difficulties of Interpretation
Dendrochronology and Environmental History: The Difficulties of Interpretation
Author(s): András GrynaeusSubject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic history, Modern Age
Published by: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont Történettudományi Intézet
Keywords: dendrochronology; Hungary; forest resources; Ottoman wars; environmental history
Summary/Abstract: The study provides insights into questions concerning forest management and timber use by drawing on case studies in the dendrochronological research which has been underway over the course of the past couple of decades in Hungary. The essay refers to natural resource-use and historical and demographic questions which arose in analyses of the wooden materials. The study questions some of the topoi of historical research, such as the immense forest loss traditionally associated with the Ottoman wars.
Journal: The Hungarian historical review : new series of Acta Historica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 9/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 302-314
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English