Palaeoecological data indicates land-use changes across Europe linked to spatial heterogeneity in mortality during the Black Death pandemic - Nature.com

Historical accounts of the mortality outcomes of the Black Death plague pandemic are variable across Europe, with much higher death tolls suggested in some areas than others. Here the authors use a ‘big data palaeoecology’ approach to show that land use chang…
Pollen-inferred landscape change and pre-industrial demography Recently, data derived from tree rings or ice cores have been employed to approximate changes in human economic activity related to pas… [+14993 chars] Read More