This multi-proxy study of a small floodplain in the Rhone catchment area, at the northern
edge of the Mediterranean morphoclimatic system, provides valuable information …

Climate change since the Last Glacial Maximum has caused both plant communities and
human behaviour to adapt. Humans relied heavily on wood as fuel to sustain their daily …

Les microlithes sont retrouvés souvent en grand nombre dans les niveaux archéologiques
attribués au Mésolithique. Dès leur découverte durant le dernier quart du XIXe, ils ont attiré …

Charred wood analyses have been performed on three Mesolithic sites located on the
Causse de Gramat, a karstic plateau in southwestern France (Lot department): Les Fieux …

Wood taxonomic analyses are a useful tool for reconstructing local woody environments.
Typically, the palaeoecological relevance of anthracological remains is assessed through …

In the north western Mediterranean, in the area between the Rhone River and the Northern
Apennines, the last Mesolithic societies (Castelnovian) and the first Neolithic societies …

Southeastern France occupies a key biogeographical position on the lower Rhone corridor,
at the interface between southern and northern Europe. It is also at the heart of long …

An overview of woodland history in the north-western Mediterranean region, based on
charcoal analysis (Anthracology) from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites, is proposed for the …

Methodological approaches that allow the characterization of environmental and climatic
changes on complementary tem-poral and geographical scales are essential in the study of …

Old-growth forests are of high interest for biodiversity conservation, especially in the
disturbance-prone Mediterranean landscapes. However, it remains unclear whether the …