Onderzoekers in het project
Staf
Dr. David Fontijn
Prof. dr. Annelou van Gijn
Prof. (em.) dr. Corrie Bakels
Promovendi
Drs. Quentin Bourgeois
Karsten Wentink Mphil
Drs. Marieke Doorenbosch
Overige onderzoekers
Drs. Cristian van der Linde
Drs. Masja Parlevliet
Drs. Maarten Wispelwey
Prof. dr Harry Fokkens
Drs. Luc Amkreutz
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Marieke Doorenbosch
From August 1, 2008, Marieke Doorenbosch will be a PhD student within the research project “Ancestral Mounds.” Her research concentrates on the environmental study of barrows.
In what sort of environment were barrow groups situated? It is known that many were built on clearings in the land (Casparie/Groenman-Van Waateringe 1980), but were these on pristine land, separated from the world of the living, or were they part of it? A new study shows that some barrows were placed on old cultivated grounds (De Kort 2002), suggesting a preference for ancestral grounds. This can be investigated by making pollen diagrams from the soils buried beneath well-dated barrows. Comparison between these diagrams and pollen diagrams from comparable soils of known age will give insight in the time-depth they represent. Vegetation reconstructions can be improved by calibrating them with modern pollen rain in nature reserves with comparable vegetation. The results will lead to new insights in barrow landscapes and constitute a methodological innovation.
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