Abstract
The catalogue summarizes published finds of macrofossils from 551 taxa of Spermatophyta originating from 505 sites in Denmark, Schleswig, Scania, Halland, and Blekinge and dated to periods between 13,000 B.P. and 1536 A.D. The information is arranged in one map and three tables. The map shows the position of each find. Table 1 presents the sites by number and name, where the finds are published, their age, the dating method applied, and the media examined. Table 2 lists the finds of macrofossils in pollen assemblage zones I-IX and the periods Pre-Roman Iron Age, Roman Iron Age, Germanic Iron Age, Viking Age, Early Middle Ages, and Late Middle Ages. Table 3 summarizes by family the finds of macrofossils in these periods.
Highlights
Palaeobotanical studies have revealed that the flora of Denmark and adjacent areas has changed extensively since the ice withdrew about 13,000 B.P. (C-14 years before 1950 A.D.).During my work on macrofossils from archaeologically dated soil samples (Jensen 1979a, 1979b) and in subsequent studies, I have found a strong need for a survey of the available information on where and when the recognized species have been found.A comprehensive Danish bibliography covering the subject does not exist, and an attempt has been made to summarize the relevant literature dealing with finds of macrofossils of higher plants (Spermatophyta) from Denmark, Schleswig, Scania, Halland, and Blekinge
The bibliography covers the period from the Last Ice Age (Late Weichselian - about 13,000 B.P.) to the end of the Middle Ages (1536 A.D.)
The information on finds of macrofossils assembled in this catalogue invites further study of the macrofossils identified from different periods
Summary
Palaeobotanical studies have revealed that the flora of Denmark and adjacent areas has changed extensively since the ice withdrew about 13,000 B.P. (C-14 years before 1950 A.D.). A comprehensive Danish bibliography covering the subject does not exist, and an attempt has been made to summarize the relevant literature dealing with finds of macrofossils of higher plants (Spermatophyta) from Denmark, Schleswig, Scania, Halland, and Blekinge. Of importance in this connection has been that extensive macrofossil studies already exist from these areas, for instance from Haithabu (in Danish: Hedeby) (Behre 1969, 1978, 1981, 1983) and Lund (Hjelmqvist 1963). The catalogue aims to present references to all relevant published finds of macrofossils from Denmark, Schleswig, Scania, Halland, and Blekinge, dated to periods between 13,000 B.P. and 1536 A.O. The term 'macrofossils' is here taken to include carbonized and uncarbonized seeds and fruits, imprints in pottery, burned daub, etc., together with vegetable parts such as leaves, stems, and bud scales. No attempt has been made to exclude any publication, even if it contained information that was already present elsewhere
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