Impact of microtopography on the geochemistry of soils within archaeological sites in SE Poland

Zgłobicki, Wojciech

doi:10.1007/s12665-013-2368-1

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“…In the Yingwugou watershed, the slope 10°-30°was cultivated and the farm (40°), the area of forest and grassland was relatively large; the flat ground was mainly affected by human activities. Thus, the environment factors, soil erosion for example, and anthropogenic practices contribute to the distribution of the TSP with various slope gradients in soil layer (Zglobicki 2013). Table 3 shows that SAP content was much lower than SIP which means the TSP content was mainly determined by SIP content.…”

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Particle fractal dimension and total phosphorus of soil in a typical watershed of Yangtze River, China

Liu

2014

Environ Earth Sci

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Phosphorous (P) is an essential nutrient in soil which can lead to eutrophication when eroding into rivers or lakes. As a new method to represent soil properties, fractal theory was applied to study soil characteristics and related process. To understand the correlation of total soil P (TSP) and fractal dimension (D) with the effect of soil depth and slope gradient, soil grid samples were collected at 0-10, 10-20 and 20-40 cm depths in Yingwugou watershed, Yangtze River, China. The physico-chemical properties of the samples were analyzed to determine the TSP content and D. Fractal scaling theory was then applied to establish the relationship between D and TSP. With silt as the dominant particle size, the D values of the study area were in the range of 2.42-2.55. On the flat ground, more fine particles (clay and silt) were reserved and on the contrary relatively high content of coarse sand was retained on steep slope. D values decreased with slope and soil depth increased. The average TSP contents of the three layers were 0.65, 0.63 and 0.57 g/kg for 0-10, 10-20 and 20-40 cm, respectively, showing a decreasing tendency with increased soil depth. With increasing slope gradient, the TSP contents decreased first and then increased slowly. The TSP contents were positively related to silt content (P \ 0.05) and clay content (P \ 0.05) and negatively associated with sand contents (P \ 0.01). There was an one-dimensional linear relationship (n = 530, R 2 = 0.16, P \ 0.01) between TSP content and D values. The correlation would improve when concrete slope was taken into account. To better understand and control soil erosion, the relationship between D value and soil nutrients deserves more attention.

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Particle fractal dimension and total phosphorus of soil in a typical watershed of Yangtze River, China

Liu

2014

Environ Earth Sci

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“…Across the island, this horizon has silty textures, high porosities, large OM fractions, acidic pH levels and high CECs. It is expected that these parameters will make the Ikirahak Oh an effective storehouse for element enrichments caused by anthropogenic additions (Wells ; Zgłobicki ). Abundant pore space and OM improve the Ikirahak soil's water holding capacity and its resistance to intense leaching.…”

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Untangling natural and anthropogenic multi‐element signatures in archaeological soils at the Ikirahak site, Arctic Canada

Butler

Dawson

2017

Boreas

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Multi-element archives housed within archaeological soils and sediments are useful for identifying ancient human activities invisible to routine methodologies. These records, however, are rarely studied in the Canadian Arctic. Contributing to this area of research, we address the fundamental issue of isolating natural and anthropogenic multielement signatures in archaeological soils from the region. We specifically investigated the element record in the soil system at the Ikirahak site, a Taltheilei hunter-gatherer camp in southern Nunavut that was established roughly 2000 years ago. Ikirahak soils displayed high potential for the preservation of anthropogenic element additions. This owes to the fine textures, high cation adsorbance capacities and acidic pH levels of the local soils, as well as the absence of processes such as brunification and solifluction. Multi-element characterization was accomplished using x-ray fluorescence and inductively coupled plasma -mass spectroscopy. Several locations with anomalous concentrations were pinpointed using enrichment factors. Natural and anthropogenic signals were untangled using categorical principal components analysis of a mixed quantitative/qualitative data set comprised of the element concentrations and contextual information such as the presence of specific archaeological materials, organic matter content, and vegetation communities. Results indicated that enrichments in CaO, P 2 O 5 , Ba, Fe 2 O 3 , MnO, Cu and Sc across the site relate to the disposal of burned refuse that was produced in pit-house hearths. Concentrations of Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs (alkali metals), Mg and Sr (alkaline earths), Ti, V, Cr, Ni, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo and Hf (transition metals), Al, Ga and Pb (post-transition metals), and La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu (rare earths) were linked to esker and lacustrine parent sediments.

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“…Topography significantly affects runoff, drainage, soil temperature, and soil erosion, which consequently results in the spatial variability of soil chemical and physical properties [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. In the areas with complicated topography, landform offers a diverse geopedological condition and thus influences on the spatial distribution pattern of soil metal elements.…”

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“…Higher concentrations of Cr, Ni, Zn, and Pb were found at lower elevation and slope areas. In a hilly area of SE Poland, the highest concentrations of total Cu and Zn occurred at the bottoms of depressions and at the foot of slopes because of soil erosion [21].…”

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“…Identifying the critical factors influencing the variability of soil metal elements could be a challenging task due to the interaction of environmental attributes and human activities, since these factors might differ with the area of interest. For instance, some authors found that higher concentrations of soil metal elements were observed in the areas with lower elevation [20,21], while others reported an opposite result [29]. In consideration of the potential adverse effects of metal elements on plant growth, the current study made an attempt to investigate the variations of total metal concentrations (Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, Pb, Mg, and Ni) in the cultivated soils within an intensely agricultural area.…”

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Surface soil metal elements variability affected by environmental and soil properties

Yan

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PLoS ONE

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Identifying the factors controlling the spatial variability of soil metal elements could be a challenge task due to the interaction of environmental attributes and human activities. This study aimed to investigate the critical explanatory variables controlling total Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, Mg, Pb, and Zn variations in the arable topsoil using classical statistics, principal component analysis, and random forest techniques. The work was conducted in the core region of the Three Gorges Reservoir of China. The explanatory variables included soil, topography, climate, vegetation, land use type, and distance-related parameters. Average concentrations of the metal elements were in order of Fe > Mg > Ca > Mn > Zn > Cr > Ni > Pb > Cu > Cd. Soil Cr, Fe, and Pb showed low variability while others presented medium variability. Average concentrations of Cr, Fe, Cd, and Mg exceeded their corresponding background values. There were highly positive correlations between all metal elements except Pb, Cd and Cr. The principal component analysis further demonstrated that the sources of Pb, Cd, and Cr differed with other elements. The results of random forest suggested that soil properties followed by topography were critical parameters affecting the variations of Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Ni, Zn, and Cu. Agricultural activities and soil properties were major factors controlling the variations of Pb, Cr, and Cd. Further study should be conducted to understand the relations between the metal elements and soil properties.

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Impact of microtopography on the geochemistry of soils within archaeological sites in SE Poland

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

Particle fractal dimension and total phosphorus of soil in a typical watershed of Yangtze River, China

Particle fractal dimension and total phosphorus of soil in a typical watershed of Yangtze River, China

Untangling natural and anthropogenic multi‐element signatures in archaeological soils at the Ikirahak site, Arctic Canada

Surface soil metal elements variability affected by environmental and soil properties

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