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What impact does man have on the soils of the Pasques woods?

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About twenty kilometers north-west of Dijon, 26 deserted sites, ranging from Antiquity to the late Middle Ages, are listed in the woods of Haut Val Suzon on the margins of the finages of Saint-Martin-du-Mont, Saint -Seine-l'Abbaye, Val-Suzon, Panges and Pasques. Remarkably, the Bois de Pasques brings together 14 of them. In this small space, there are 2 ancient sites, 2 from the High Middle Ages, 1 from the 11th-12th century and 2 from the 13th century, one of which was recently destroyed and one still active but moved during Modern Times. To these are added 7 habitats established, occupied and deserted during the 14th century. Eleven sites were explored by soundings to ensure their dating and their function as a pastoral habitat. We do not know if the 7 abandoned establishments of the 14th century, dedicated to sheep breeding, were operating at the same time. How significant is the environmental footprint of past uses? On what indicators of the after effects of anthropization, backed by identified archaeological and archaeogeographical data, is it possible to rely to answer the question of the importance of after effects? Is it possible, starting from the measurement of these after-effects, to go back to the ancient uses of which they are the consequence? What about the Bois de Pasques?