Proceedings from Session II-8 of the XVIII UISPP Congress, Paris, 2018, questioning temporal correlations between intra-site and off-site data in archaeology-related contexts. The word site describes here archaeological sites usually settlements where recent research has produced information on the duration and timing of human presence.
Different Times? Archaeological and environmental data from intra-site and off-site sequences brings together seven papers from Session II-8 of the XVIII UISPP Congress (Paris, 4-9 June 2018). The session questioned temporal correlations between intra-site and off-site data in archaeology-related contexts. The word &;site&; describes here archaeological sites or groups of sites &; usually settlements &; that have undergone research in recent years and produced information on the duration and timing of human presence. Comparison with evidence from geomorphological and paleoenvironmental research conducted at various distances from settlements gives some interesting results, such as &;missing&; occupation periods, distortions in human presence intensity through space as well as time, variability in explanations concerning the abandonment of settlements, etc. Examples presented here highlight: first, discrepancies between time records within built areas used for living and the surrounding lands used for other activities (cultivation, herding, traveling, etc); second, discrepancies produced by the use of different &;time markers&; (ie. chronostratigraphy of archaeological layers or pottery evolution on the one hand, sedimentary or pollen sequences on the other hand). Although improving the resolution of individual data is essential, the authors argue that the joint and detailed examination of evidence produced together by human and natural scientists is more important for reaching a reliable reconstruction of past people&;s activities. Both the session and the volume stem from the Working Group &;Environmental and Social Changes in the Past&; (Changements environnementaux et sociétés dans le passé) in the research framework of the Cluster of Excellence &;Dynamite&; (Territorial and Spatial Dynamics) of the University Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne (ANR-11-LABX-0046, Investissements d&;Avenir).
Introduction Zoļ Tsirtsoni, Catherine Kuzucuolu, Philippe Nondédéo,
Olivier Weller ;
The role of the duration and recurrence of settlements in our perception of
human impact on the environment: an example from Northern France Salomé
Granai, Sylvie Coutard, Nicolas Cayol, Muriel Boulen ;
Dynamiques environnementales et impact de lanthropisation au Néolithique
dans le vallon du Vey ą Cairon (Calvados, Normandie) : apports des analyses ą
haute résolution sur une nouvelle séquence pollinique hors-site Laurence
Lemer, Agnčs Gauthier, Laurent Lespez, Cécile Germain-Vallée ;
Geoarchaeological and chronological reconstruction of the Akl PPN site
spatial development (Central Anatolia, Turkey) Catherine Kuzucuolu,
Mihriban Özbaaran, Jean-Pascal Dumoulin, Ségolčne Saulnier-Copard ;
Times of historical developments and environmental changes in the Minoan town
of Malia, Crete: an intra and off-site geoarcheological approach Maia
Pomadčre, Laurent Lespez, Charlotte Langohr ;
Environmental change and population responses in the Sechura Desert during
the late Holocene Valentina Villa, Aurélien Christol, Christine Lefčvre,
Denis Correa, Philippe Béarez, Patrice Wuscher, Nicolas Bermeo, Segundo
Vįsquez, Belkys Gutiérrez, Nicolas Goepfert ;
Archaeological and paleoenvironmental reconstructions in the tropical Maya
area: the case of Naachtun (Guatemala) Philippe Nondédéo, Cyril Castanet,
Louise Purdue, Eva Lemonnier, Lydie Dussol, Julien Hiquet, Aline Garnier,
Marc Testé ;
Tracing the hidden history of the Maya forests through anthracological
sequences Lydie Dussol
Zoļ Tsirtsoni is an archaeologist and researcher at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), currently in position at the laboratory Archéologies et Sciences de lAntiquité at Nanterre. ;
Catherine Kuzucuolu is a geomorphologist at CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique). ;
Philippe Nondédéo is currently an investigator at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) laboratory Archéologie des Amériques. ;
Olivier Weller is a researcher at the CNRS (Laboratory Trajectoiresø CNRS-Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris, France).
