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Mapping past human land use using archaeological data : A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization

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Title Mapping past human land use using archaeological data : A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization
 
Creator Morrison, Kathleen D.
Hammer, Emily
Boles, Oliver
Madella, Marco
Whitehouse, Nicola
Gaillard, Marie-Jose
Bates, Jennifer
Vander Linden, Marc
Merlo, Stefania
Yao, Alice
Popova, Laura
Chad Hill, Austin
Antolin, Ferran
Bauer, Andrew
Biagetti, Stefano
Bishop, Rosie R.
Buckland, Phillip
Cruz, Pablo
Dreslerova, Dagmar
Dusseldorp, Gerrit
Ellis, Erle
Dragana, Filipovic
Foster, Thomas
Hannaford, Matthew J.
Harrison, Sandy P.
Hazarika, Manjil
Herold, Hajnalka
Hilpert, Johanna
Kaplan, Jed O.
Kay, Andrea
Goldewijk, Kees Klein
Kolář, Jan
Kyazike, Elizabeth
Laabs, Julian
Lancelotti, Carla
Lane, Paul
Lawrence, Dan
Lewis, Krista
Lombardo, Umberto
Lucarini, Giulio
Arroyo-Kalin, Manuel
Marchant, Rob
Mayle, Francis
McClatchie, Meriel
McLeester, Madeleine
Mooney, Scott
Moskal-del Hoyo, Magdalena
Navarrete, Vanessa
Ndiema, Emmanuel
Neves, Eduardo Goes
Nowak, Marek
Out, Welmoed A.
Petrie, Cameron
Phelps, Leanne N.
Pinke, Zsolt
Rostain, Stephen
Russell, Thembi
Sluyter, Andrew
Styring, Amy K.
Tamanaha, Eduardo
Thomas, Evert
Veerasamy, Selvakumar
Welton, Lynn
Zanon, Marco
 
Subject land management
land use mapping
classification systems
data collection
ordenación de tierras
cartografía del uso de la tierra
sistema de clasificación
 
Description In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical cycles. Earth system models suggest that this anthropogenic land cover change influenced regional and global climate. However, the representation of past land use in earth system models is currently oversimplified. As a result, there are large uncertainties in the current understanding of the past and current state of the earth system. In order to improve repre- sentation of the variety and scale of impacts that past land use had on the earth system, a global effort is underway to aggregate and synthesize archaeological and historical evi- dence of land use systems. Here we present a simple, hierarchical classification of land use systems designed to be used with archaeological and historical data at a global scale and a schema of codes that identify land use practices common to a range of systems, both imple- mented in a geospatial database. The classification scheme and database resulted from an extensive process of consultation with researchers worldwide. Our scheme is designed to deliver consistent, empirically robust data for the improvement of land use models, while simultaneously allowing for a comparative, detailed mapping of land use relevant to the needs of historical scholars. To illustrate the benefits of the classification scheme and meth- ods for mapping historical land use, we apply it to Mesopotamia and Arabia at 6 kya (c. 4000 BCE). The scheme will be used to describe land use by the Past Global Changes (PAGES) LandCover6k working group, an international project comprised of archaeologists, historians, geographers, paleoecologists, and modelers. Beyond this, the scheme has a wide utility for creating a common language between research and policy communities, link- ing archaeologists with climate modelers, biodiversity conservation workers and initiatives.
 
Date 2021-04-14
2021-06-03T12:54:59Z
2021-06-03T12:54:59Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Morrison, K.D.; Hammer, E.; Boles, O.; Madella, M.; Whitehouse, N.; Gaillard, M.-J.; Bates, J.; Vander Linden, M.; Merlo, S.; Yao, A.; Popova, L.; Chad Hill, A.; Antolin, F.; Bauer, A.; Biagetti, S.; Bishop, R.R.; Buckland, P.; Cruz, P.; Dreslerova, D.; Dusseldorp, G.; Ellis, E.; Dragana, F.; Foster, T.; Hannaford, M.J.; Harrison, S.P.; Hazarika, M.; Herold, H.; Hilpert, J.; Kaplan, J.O.; Kay, A.; Goldewijk, K.K.; Kolář, J.; Kyazike, E.; Laabs, J.; Lancelotti, C.; Lane, P.; Lawrence, D.; Lewis, K.; Lombardo, U.; Lucarini, G.; Arroyo-Kalin, M.; Marchant, R.; Mayle, F.; McClatchie, M.; McLeester, M.; Mooney, S.; Moskal-del Hoyo, M.; Navarrete, V.; Ndiema, E.; Neves, E.G.; Nowak, M.; Out, W.A.; Petrie, C.; Phelps, L.N.; Pinke, Z.; Rostain, S.; Russell, T.; Sluyter, A.; Styring, A.K.; Tamanaha, E.; Thomas, E.; Veerasamy, S.; Welton, L.; Zanon, M. (2021) Mapping past human land use using archaeological data : A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization. PLoS ONE 16(4): 246662 ISSN: 1932-203
1932-6203
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113852
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246662
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
 
Source PLoS ONE