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Wooden archaeological finds and remains from early medieval wood utilisation as basis for identification of historical forest compositions and for derivation of future forest management plans supporting climate change adaption.
Project
Project code: 2218WK20B4
Contract period: 01.11.2019
- 31.10.2022
Budget: 626,949 Euro
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
Keywords: silviculture, fir
Overall objective of ArchaeoForest is to improve the adaptability of forests to changing climate conditions. Ecosystem Services (ESS) provided by forests shall be secured, in particular ESS such as COs-sinking, the supply of raw materials and ecological functions. Results provide long-term information regarding such adaptability of natural forest communities and serve as basis for a better validation and modification of long-term oriented forestry concepts. In this terms, the reconstruction of historic natural forest communities in the Eastern Ore Mountains, Germany before and throughout the starting cultivation of forest due to the start of intense mining in the medieval warm period between the 10th and 13th century helps, to divided natural (climatic) and human influencing factors and allows to draw conclusions for a future long-term oriented forest management in the light of recent trends of climate change. The project builds up on archaeological wooden findings from medieval mine works in the Ore Mountains. Within work package no. 1 new Finds will be systematically tapped and evaluated by the Archaeological Heritage Office of Saxony, Dresden (LfA). Within work package no. 2 the Heritage Office takes over responsibilities in the verification of a historical analysis of forest compositions by the investigation of former medieval charcoal kilns. Within work package no. 3 the Archaeological Heritage Office of Saxony establishes a new dendro-archive with support and guidance seeked from the Technical University of Dresden, Institute of Forestry and the University of Cologne, Dendro-Research-Archive. Beside the elaboration and establishment of an archive concept the Archaeological Heritage Office of Saxony, Dresden will also implement test procedures for identification of adequate conservation procedures of archaeological wood finds.
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- Silviculture
- Climate Change
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Associated projects: WaTa
- Wooden archaeological finds and remains from early medieval wood utilisation as basis for identification of historical forest compositions and for derivation of future forest management plans supporting climate change adaption.
- Wooden archaeological finds and remains from early medieval wood utilisation as basis for identification of historical forest compositions and for derivation of future forest management plans supporting climate change adaption
