Agrarian archaeology in Early Medieval Europe
Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo
The Modern period in Europe is marked by the introduction of deep agricultural changes. In Basque Country (northern Spain), implantation an intensive crop rotation was made possible expansion liming, although extent and implications this practice have not been previously explored depth. present paper proposes a multidisciplinary approach to question, based on combined analysis archival sources, toponymy, visual prospection focused presence limekilns, soil coring four local contexts Atlantic Country. results show, for first time, evidence concurrent widespread liming territory at edge 18th century, with strong model management communities involved. spreading mineral fertilisation reflects intensification forms management, framework new relationship between land labour that emerged after American crops. Continuous more than 200 years exerted impact analysed soils, interesting socio-economic ecological are representative potential short-term effects changing humans their socio-ecological environment may produce soils.
Quaternary International