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AUTHOR
R. Losno
History and environmental impact of mining activity in Celtic Aeduan territory recorded in a peat-bog (Morvan – France)
International audience; The present study aims to document early mining and smelting activities by means of geochemical and pollen analyses performed in a peat-bog core collected around the Bibracte oppidum (Morvan, France), the largest settlement of the great Aeduan Celtic tribe (ca 180 BC -25 AD). The anthropogenic Pb profile indicates local mining operations starting from the Late Bronze Age, ca cal. 1400-1300 BC. Lead inputs peaked at the height of Aeduan civilization, and then decreased after the Roman conquest of Gaul, when the site was abandoned. Other phases of mining are recognised from the 11th century to Modern Times. They have all led to modifications in plant cover, probably re…
Saharan dust inputs to western North Atlantic Ocean with three years time series
International audience; In archeological record for the late Lower Pleistocene, manuports often represent a high proportion of the stone tool assemblages. Examples from well-known sites in Eurasia, such as; Olduvai Gorge Beds I and II, Dmanisi or Hummal, underline the significance of these items. Yet these materials are usually only summarily mentioned and their analysis is generally occulted by the, more thoroughly studies knapped materials. Archeostratigraphic Unit 2 (US2) of the Bois-de-Riquet site provides a good opportunity to evaluate the importance of imported materials for understanding hominin activities and interactions with carnivores. A few basalt cores and flakes were uncovered…
COARSEMAP: synthesis of observations and models for coarse-mode aerosols
Coarse mode aerosols influence Earth's climate and biogeochemistry by interacting with long-wave radiation, promoting ice nucleation, and contributing important elements to biogeochemical cycles during deposition. Yet coarse mode aerosols have received less emphasis in the scientific literature. Here we present first efforts to globally synthesize available mass concentration, compositionand optical depth data and modeling for the coarse mode aerosols (<10 μm) in a new project called "COARSEMAP" (http://www.geo.cornell.edu/eas/PeoplePlaces/Faculty/mahowald/COARSEMAP/). We seek more collaborators who have observational data, especially including elemental or composition data, and/or who a…
Saharan dust inputs to North- Western Atlantic Ocean with three years time series
International audience; North Africa, the largest dust source worldwide, accounts for 55% of global continental dust emission [1]. These dusts can be transported over long distance, and significantly impact ocean biogeochemistry in the North Atlantic and the ecosystems of the North Tropical Atlantic Islands, after deposition through biogeochemical processes [2,3]. Yet, the inputs of Saharan dust to the North-Western Atlantic are not precisely measured. In this work, we present time series of dust deposition performed in Guadeloupe, an island situated in the Western North Atlantic Ocean. Atmospheric total deposition was continuously sampled on a weekly basis during three years (2015-2018). A…
Ancient mining near the Bibracte oppidum and its nowadays impact on ecosystems: A multidisciplinary approach
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