Pollen assemblages of modern soil samples from the Old Botanical Garden of the University of Göttingen

The importance of pollen analytical data for the reconstruction of the natural conditions and their changes caused by human impact in prehistorical and historical times is beyond all doubt. Pollen analysis can, however, be hampered by poor pollen preservation and low pollen concentrations. As an example pollen assemblages from excavation areas near Pompeii (see doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.777531) and from the Old Botanical Garden of the University of Göttingen are discussed. A pollen diagram (see doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.820590) from the site Höllerer See in Austria (N of the city of Salzburg) demonstrates the intensive agricultural influence on the vegetation of the area during Roman and Medieval times. Human influence was much weaker during the Iron and the Bronze ages. There is no indication of human impact on the vegetation during the Migration period.

花粉分析数据在重建史前与历史时期自然环境及其受人类活动影响所发生的变化方面的重要性毋庸置疑。然而，花粉分析工作可能会因花粉保存状况不佳以及花粉浓度过低而受阻。作为示例，本文探讨了庞贝古城附近发掘区域（详见doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.777531）与哥廷根大学旧植物园的花粉组合。来自奥地利萨尔茨堡市北部的赫勒勒湖（Höllerer See）遗址的花粉图谱（详见doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.820590）表明，罗马时期与中世纪时期该区域植被受到强烈农业活动影响；铁器时代与青铜时代的人类活动影响则相对微弱；而在民族大迁徙时期，未发现任何人类活动影响当地植被的迹象。