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Dear colleagues Please consider submitting a paper abstract to our EAA session (Vilnius, Lithuania, 31st Aug - 4th Sept 2016) 'Human land use and subsistence history over the Holocene' Deadline for abstracts is 15th Feb 2016: http://eaavilnius2016.lt/the-call-for-papers-and-posters/ http://eaavilnius2016.lt/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/111.pdf Please forward to any interested students and colleagues. Best wishes Nicki Whitehouse, Andrew Bauer and LuAnn Wandsnider Human land use and subsistence history over the Holocene Nicki J. Whitehouse1, Andrew Bauer2, LuAnn Wandsnider3 1 School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK 2 Department of Anthropology, Stanford University, USA 3 Dept. Anthropology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA We bring together archaeologists and palaeoecologists working on land use and land cover history over the Holocene, for any area or region of the world. Land use is inferred from settlement patterns, artefact scatters, plant and animal remains and off-site palaeoecological records. We especially wish to consider the range and intensity of subsistence activities at a regional and spatio-temporal scale. Land cover may be inferred from complimentary palaeoecological data. A long-term focus, examining changes ~ 8000 cal BC to ~ cal AD 1500 (10,000 BP – 500 BP), will allow progression towards a global overview of how subsistence and land cover has changed as a consequence of hunter-gatherer and agricultural activities across different regions of the world. We would like to concentrate especially (but not exclusively) on the following periods: the early Holocene ~8000 cal BC, the impacts and consequences of agricultural production (~4000 cal BC) and intensification (~2000 cal BC). More recent periods, focusing on areas outside of Europe, are also welcomed, as the chronology of activities are substantially different to Europe. As we will take a global perspective, we expect diverse regional land use and subsistence practices to be explored. Papers that cover all or parts of these periods and contributions that synthesise understanding of subsidence practices and implications for land usage are welcomed. This session will form part of activities of the PAGES-funded Landcover6k project (http://www.pages-igbp.org/ini/wg/landcover6k/intro), an international and interdisciplinary working group dedicated to reconstructing global Holocene land use and land cover. The initial goal of this effort is to critically evaluate and improve models of anthropogenic land cover change being employed by climate scientists and ensure these are archaeologically robust and are well-informed by current understanding of human land use history. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Nicki J. Whitehouse, FRES, FSA Associate Professor (Reader) in Physical Geography School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, England, UK, Tel +44 01752 585957 President, INQUA Commission on Humans and Biosphere AHRC Celtic Connections and Crannogs: A new Study of Lake Settlements Across the Irish Sea<http://celticcrannogs.org> Cultivating Societies: assessing the evidence for agriculture in Neolithic Ireland (Heritage Council INSTAR project)<http://www.chrono.qub.ac.uk/instar/> ERC FRAGSUS: Fragility and sustainability in restricted island environments: adaptation, culture change and collapse in prehistory<http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/FRAGSUS/> Editorial Board: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/2352409X> Editorial Board: Quaternary International<http://www.journals.elsevier.com/quaternary-international/> ________________________________ [http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/images/email_footer.gif]<http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/worldclass> This email and any files with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient then copying, distribution or other use of the information contained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know immediately and delete it from your system(s). Internet emails are not necessarily secure. While we take every care, Plymouth University accepts no responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan emails and their attachments. Plymouth University does not accept responsibility for any changes made after it was sent. Nothing in this email or its attachments constitutes an order for goods or services unless accompanied by an official order form.