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Long-term fire-vegetation change: data-based challenges

13–17 Feb 2023
Faculty of Geoscience and Geography
Europe/Zurich timezone

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Field trip

16 Feb 2023, 13:45
MN09 (Faculty of Geoscience and Geography)

MN09

Faculty of Geoscience and Geography

Göttingen, Germany

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Field trip

  • Thomas Giesecke (Utrecht University)
  • Lyudmila Shumilovskikh (Dep. Palynology and Climate Dynamics)

Field trip: Walk to the forest on Muschelkalk near the campus to refresh ourselves

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  1. 31. Field trip to Harz mountains: Impact of mining on vegetation and environment
    Lyudmila Shumilovskikh (Dep. Palynology and Climate Dynamics), Thomas Giesecke (University of Utrecht)
    17/02/2023, 09:00
    Oral

    The Upper Harz was one of the most important mining regions in Germany. Smelting of copper ores from the Harz probably started during the Bronze Age. Copper, silver, lead and iron ores were widely used especially during the late Middle Ages. The ores were taken to heavily forested areas for smelting, since far larger quantities of charcoal than ore were required for smelting. This meant that...

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