Forest Vegetation Reconstructions for Southeast Norway, 2350–500 BCE

Southeast Norway's Late Neolithic and Bronze Age vegetation is reconstructed from palynological data using the REVEALS model. The dataset, 35.7 KB in size, was created by Anette Sand-Eriksen and published under a CC-BY-4.0 license in May 2026. It supports an analysis of persistent forested landscapes and their socio-economic use.

Use Cases

• Modeling prehistoric forest composition based on pollen data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing long-term forest management practices in relation to archaeological evidence
• Investigating the socio-economic potential of differentiated forest environments

Strengths

• Dataset is based on an extensive palynological dataset mentioned in the study.
• The temporal coverage is explicitly defined as 2350–500 BCE.
• The data is published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 35.7 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Vegetation reconstructions generated using the REVEALS model on palynological data.

Time Range

2350–500 BCE

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 04:17:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southeast Norway