Throughout history, ancient human societies exploited mineral resources all over the world,
even in areas that are now protected and considered to be relatively pristine. Here, we show …

Production of wood charcoal in the Mediterranean countries started over two millennia ago
and vanished almost completely only in the last century. The legacy of this activity are …

Palaeoenvironmental studies allow the assessment of long-term human–climate–
environmental interactions, and furnish valuable tools for the sustainable management of …

The upper Durance valley contains the largest silver–lead mines of the French Southern
Alps. We investigated the characterisation and impact of these mining activities and …

Numerous charcoal kiln remains can still be found throughout the world, evidencing wood
harvesting related to former industries. These remains represent effective sources and tools …

Abstract The Countrasts Bog (1400 m asl), located in the western part of the Mont Lozère
medium mountain, has been the object of an interdisciplinary study combining multiproxy …

Mont Lozère, located in the French Massif Central region, provides an exceptional context in
which to research the impact that charcoal production and metallurgy had on woodlands …

Abstract During the Industrial Revolution and until the 19th century, the fuel used in
metallurgy was charcoal. The frequent charcoal-making places identified in European …

The rising demand for charcoal from industrialization during the eighteenth century led to the
establishment of a large number of charcoal production sites (CPSs) within the woodland …

Many forests have preserved traces for their past exploitation, in particular for charcoal
production. In the Val Suzon forest (France, Burgundy), the analysis of the LiDAR data …