Estimation of wind-driven soil erosion of a loess-like sediment and its implications for the occurrence of archaeological surface and subsurface finds – An example from the environs of Corneşti-Iarcuri, western Romania

Disentangling dust and sand deposition using a peat record in CE Europe (northern Romania): A multiproxy approach

“…Archaeologically, this period of enhanced input of aeolian particles and human impact corresponds to the Bronze Age and characterised by key technological developments (Sherratt, 1981, Cârciumaru, 1995. The introduction of the metal plough was the main cause for the greater susceptibility of agricultural fields to wind-driven soil erosion (Goossens et al, 2001;Funk et al, 2008;Nykamp et al 2017). Collectively, the combined results appear to indicate that intensification in land use initiated in the lowlands, gradually extending to high elevations, could have led to higher concentrations of particulates in the atmosphere in this period.…”

The past in dust: current trends and future directions in Pleistocene geoarcheology of European loess

“…Finally, an area of intersecting interest between geosciences and the Paleolithic archeology must surely be the management and protection of finite loess archives (Vasiljević et al ., 2011; Vujičić et al ., 2018). Anthropogenic impact, including mining, agriculture and development, increasingly encroach on Europe's loess deposits and key Paleolithic loess sequences have already been erased, making the protection of their landscapes and archeological sites all the more urgent (Nykamp et al ., 2017; Antoine, 2019; Bogucki et al ., 2020). Geoconservationalists, archeologists and earth scientists alike have largely advocated for the establishment of protected areas in the forms of geoparks fueled by the active promotion of sustainable geotourism (Vasiljević et al ., 2014; Jary et al ., 2018).…”