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Agro Pontino

Frasso

Frasso is a site in the Agro Pontino. A thin tephra layer embedded in peat has been found at 1.10m depth, . Samples for pollen analysis have been taken in June 2016 and will be processed soon. Samples for macrofossil analysis will be taken in February 2017
The Frasso site

Frasso is a site in the Agro Pontino. A thin tephra layer embedded in peat has been found at 1.10m depth, . Samples for pollen analysis have been taken in June 2016 and will be processed soon. Samples for macrofossil analysis will be taken in February 2017.

Ricci & Mezzaluna

 

The Agro Pontino with 2. Ricci and 3. Mezzaluna.
The Agro Pontino with 2. Ricci and 3. Mezzaluna.

Two sites in the Agro Pontino, Ricci and Mezzaluna 3, have been investigated for pollen, botanical macroremains and molluscs results have been published in Bakels et al. 2015.

Fondi Basin

 

Two sites that are situated in the lagoonal area between the Pleistocene and Holocene beach ridges in the Fondi basin have been samples for pollen analysis: Femmina Morta and Tumollilo. Femmina Morta has also been sampled for macrofossil analysis.
Two sites that are situated in the lagoonal area between the Pleistocene and Holocene beach ridges in the Fondi basin have been samples for pollen analysis: Femmina Morta and Tumollilo. Femmina Morta has also been sampled for macrofossil analysis.

Femmina Morta

Coring location in the Fondi basin, Femmina Morta 197.
Coring location in the Fondi basin, Femmina Morta 197.

At Femmina Morta a peat sequence was present in which two sandy layers, identified as tephra layers, were present (see figure). The upper tephra most likely is the Avellino tephra, but the discovery of multiple ash layers in this area is new and definite identification has yet to take place (van Gorp and Sevink in prep.). In October 2015 cores were taken for pollen analysis. In February 2016 a trench was dug with the aim of taking samples for macrobotanical research.
The analysis of the Femmina Morta samples is ongoing, the first results will be published in the proceedings of the Scientific expert meeting that was held in June 2016.

Femmina Morta: the two ash layers
Femmina Morta: the two ash layers

Tumollilo

At this location, the first 80cm contained modern brought up building sand, which was underlain by oxidized peat, containing a coarse layer at ~1.17 m depth which probably is the Avellino ash (biotites). Below, intact peat was found until up to 1.95 depth. Pollen analysis of the core has started.

 

 

Frasso is a site in the Agro Pontino. A thin tephra layer embedded in peat has been found at 1.10m depth, . Samples for pollen analysis have been taken in June 2016 and will be processed soon. Samples for macrofossil analysis will be taken in February 2017

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Agro Pontino Frasso Frasso is a site in the Agro Pontino. A thin tephra layer embedded in peat has been found at ...
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The ash layers in the test pit

Macrobotany

The macrobotanical research involves the analysis of larger botanical remains, such as seeds, fruits, leaves, roots and wood. Macrofossils are ...
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Pollen grains: from the left, Quercus robur-type, Fagus and  Lythrum

Palynology

Ideally pollen diagrams are derived from samples taken from peat or lake sediments. The formation of peat and lake sediments ...
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Palaeoecology

Pollen and macrofossil data will be used to reconstruct the vegetation in the coastal wetlands of south Lazio before and ...
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