• We report sedimentary charcoal composites for the Central European lowlands (CEL). • Holocene fire activity shows convergence and divergence across three spatial scales. • Divergence in low-flammability periods reflects cultural fire use in land management. • Since 8,500 cal. BP, humans affected CEL-biogeochemical cycles beyond the local scale.

4 Uni ver sity of Ag ri cul ture in Krakow, Fac ulty of En vi ron men tal En gi neer ing and Land Sur vey ing,

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