Geomorphological evolution of the Petrovaradin Fortress Palaeolithic site (Novi Sad, Serbia)

Marković, Slobodan B.; Vandenberghe, Jef; Stevens, Thomas; Mihailović, Dušan; Gavrilov, Milivoj B.; Radaković, Milica G.; Zeeden, Christian; Obreht, Igor; Períc, Z.; Nett, Janina J.; Lehmkuhl, Frank

doi:10.1017/qua.2020.88

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“…Major elements are given in oxide form (%; Na 2 O, Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , K 2 O, TiO 2 , Fe 2 O 3 ), whereas trace elements are expressed in mg/kg (V, Cr, Ni, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Ba, Th). A similar analytical procedure was applied for all other studies used in this comparison (Obreht et al, 2015;Bösken et al, 2018Bösken et al, , 2019Marković et al, 2020;Tecsa et al, 2020).…”

Section: Geochemical Analysesmentioning

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“…The LPS were correlated on the MIS scale spanning from MIS 3 to 1. To ensure comparability to the reference regions, only (parts of) sections covering the same or comparable time frames were used (Marković et al, 2007(Marković et al, , 2020Obreht et al, 2015;Bösken et al, 2018Bösken et al, , 2019Tecsa et al, 2020;Pötter et al, 2021).…”

Section: Environmental Magnetic Analyses and Correlative Age Modelmentioning

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Disentangling Sedimentary Pathways for the Pleniglacial Lower Danube Loess Based on Geochemical Signatures

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The source of aeolian sediments such as loess has been investigated since decades. Reliable knowledge on potential dust sources is crucial to understand past climatic and environmental conditions accompanying the dispersal of early modern humans (EMH) into Europe. Provenance studies are usually performed on small sample sets and most established methods are expensive and time-consuming. Here, we present the results of high-resolution geochemical analyses performed on five loess-palaeosol sequences from the Lower Danube Basin (LDB), a region, despite its importance as a trajectory for EMH, largely underrepresented in loess provenance studies. We compare our results with geochemical data of loess-palaeosol sequences from Austria, Hungary, Serbia, and Ukraine. Based on published literature, we thus evaluate five plausible sedimentary pathways for the LDB loess: 1) the Danube alluvium (DA) pathway, which constrains the transport and re-deposition of detrital material by the Danube and its tributaries; 2) the Carpathian Bending (CB) pathway, where sediment is mainly transported from the Cretaceous to Neogene flysch of the Eastern Carpathian Bending; 3) the Eastern Carpathian (EC) pathway, in which sediment is eroded from the flysch of the Outer Eastern Carpathians, transported by rivers, and deflated by northwesterly to westerly winds; 4) the glaciofluvial (GF) pathway, where dust is deflated from glacial outwash plains in nowadays Ukraine, and 5) the Black Sea (BS) pathway, where dust originates from the exposed shelf of the Black Sea. Based on geochemical data, we consider the DA pathway to be the major sediment trajectory for loess in the LDB. Especially the sequences located close to the Danube and the Dobrogea show similarities to sites in Central and Northeast Hungary as well as Northern Serbia. For the northeastern part of the LDB, we demonstrate that dust input is mainly sourced from primary material from the Eastern Carpathians. Mineralogical estimations and geochemical data render the CB pathway as an additional substantial source of detrital material for the loess of this area. We consider the influence of the GF pathway in the LDB as negligible, whereas some minor influences of the BS pathway cannot be ruled out based on geochemical data.

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Disentangling Sedimentary Pathways for the Pleniglacial Lower Danube Loess Based on Geochemical Signatures

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“…The re is no shor ta ge of pu bli ca ti ons on the Bal kan and Cen tral Eu ro pean en vi ron ment and eco logy, land co ver types and ge o logy (see e.g. Mar ko vić et al, 2020;Cvet ko vić et al, 2004;Ger zi na & Dje rić, 2017;Kla u čo et al, 2013aKla u čo et al, , 2013bJoó et al, 1981). The re are al so re la ted pa pers on using GIS, spa tial analysis and da ta mo del ling in en vi ron men tal stu di es (Ma ro vić et al, 2002;Su e to va, 2005;Le men ko va, 2020aLe men ko va, , 2020bKla u čo et al, 2014Kla u čo et al, , 2017Le men ko va et al, 2012;Lindh, 2004;Schen ke & Le men ko va, 2008).…”

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Scripting languages for geomorphological modelling and topographic visualization of Serbia

Lemenkova

2021

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Scripting cartographic technique is a new method of geospatial data visualization - especially with thematic mapping such as geomorphological models. The purpose of this study was to explore the use of Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) and R for geomorphological and topographic mapping of Serbia using free open datasets (DEM, SRTM/ GEBCO, OpenStreetMap). Current trend in education and research of distance-based and online-based education suggests that application of free high-resolution data for modelling and mapping by open source cartographic toolsets are more likely to result in deep geospatial analysis of the geomorphology of Balkans with associated geographic phenomena: hydrology, soils, vegetation, geology. Presented fragments of scripts aim to demonstrate the technical usage of R and GMT coding in cartographic workflow with a case study on Serbia. Using qualitative descriptive cartographic approach to visualize the slope, aspect and terrain elevations over the country and the ?raster? package provided by R, it was found that the geomorphology of Serbia spatially differs in southern and northern parts of the country resulting in regional geologic evolution and tectonic dynamics of the Balkan formation. The presented maps portrayed general distribution of the landforms in Serbian region of Balkans. The research contributes to the methodological development and testing of the cartographic techniques as well as geomorphological and environmental studies of Serbia.

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“…However, grain‐size is not only analyzed in pure sediment research, but often applied as a component of geoarcheological investigations (e.g. Chu et al ., 2018; Marković et al ., 2021b; Malinsky‐Buller et al ., 2021). For instance, the importance of an in‐depth understanding of the loess stratigraphy before any paleoenvironmental proxy interpretation has been emphasized for the Krems‐Wachtberg site (Austria; Sprafke et al ., 2020) where grain‐size analysis allowed a differentiation between eolian sediments and those reworked by slope processes.…”

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

Chu

Nett

2021

J Quaternary Science

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Loess is a main archive of Pleistocene landscapes and environments and therefore has an important connection to the preservation and interpretation of Paleolithic sites. In Europe, anthropogenic sites have been found in loess because of past local occupation. At one extreme, sites are well preserved with minimal disturbance often accompanied by embedded proxies to estimate ecological parameters. On the other hand, loess deposits have undergone post‐depositional alterations such as weathering, pedogenesis or bioturbation due to changing environmental conditions or other disturbances that obscure anthropogenic sites. We outline the current state of research and connections between Paleolithic archeology and loess research while introducing a series of subsequent regional case studies as part of a special issue. We also make recommendations for future work to incorporate a wider variety of methods to create more robust inferences on hominin and environmental evolution and their connections.

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Geomorphological evolution of the Petrovaradin Fortress Palaeolithic site (Novi Sad, Serbia)

Cited by 11 publications

References 58 publications

Disentangling Sedimentary Pathways for the Pleniglacial Lower Danube Loess Based on Geochemical Signatures

Disentangling Sedimentary Pathways for the Pleniglacial Lower Danube Loess Based on Geochemical Signatures

Scripting languages for geomorphological modelling and topographic visualization of Serbia

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

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