Historical ecological analysis of forest landscapes in the Antwerp kempen region (Belgium) b

In this integrated project, landscape archaeology and paleobotany are joined together. Several old forests in the province of Antwerp in Belgium are studies as heritage landscapes. Questions are amongst other how ancient and dynamic forest mangament resulted in relic forst designs and relic old forest vegetation. Those relics will be mapped, analysed and interpreted in a comparative perspective in order to study the relation bewteen forest lanscapes and social and economic factors in the medieval and early modern period (power, property, market, ...) b