Gone with water and wind: The threat to the earthworks of Altheim

• Authors: Saile Thomas , Tinapp Christian

Title variants

Gone with water and wind: The threat to the earthworks of Altheim

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Excavation photos of the earthwork of Altheim from 1914 show a fully-developed Luvisol (para-brown earth). In 2012, fieldwork recommenced at the site and revealed a second ditched enclosure as well as the serious impact of soil erosion: In the course of a century about 0.4 m of the ditch feature has been lost. In comparison with the total amount of erosion since the creation of the earthwork in the 37th/36th century BC the loss of soil material has dramatically accelerated during the past century.

Keywords

EN

Soil erosion; loess; Luvisol (para-brown earth); para-rendzina; Altheim culture; Bavaria.

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Raport
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 121-124

Contributors

author

Saile Thomas

• Lehrstuhl für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Institut für Geschichte, Universität Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg

author

Tinapp Christian

• Leipzig

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