The manor Fållnäs gård is situated at the northern end of the bay Fållnäsviken, c. 12 km north-west of Nynäshamn, Sweden. A 300 cm long sediment core collected in the bay has been analyzed regarding pollen stratigraphy. AMS 14C dating of terrestrial macrofossils indicates that the sequence covers the last c. 5400 years.The aim has been to study vegetational changes, especially human impact, in the surroundings of Fållnäs gård.

The landscape in the interior of Norrland has undergone dramatic changes since the deglaciation as a consequence of faultings, earthquakes and tilting of the landscape westwards. Archaeological investigations along former shorelines by the use of models of isostatic land uplift, have revealed many Mesolitic settlements in northern Sweden. Döudden, in the county of Arjeplog, has been investigated by archaeologists that identified settlements from 5200 BC. The objective of this study was to analyse the history of the vegetation and if the vegetation showed traces of human activity during early Holocene, by pollen analysis. The results indicate that the area had an established vegetation c.

Pollen analysis of a peat core was used to reconstruct the last 2500 years of vegetation history, with focus on the impact of anthropogenic disturbance, in Hamra National Park, central Sweden. In addition, analysis of pollen in soil samples was performed in an attempt to locate ancient cultivation plots in the National Park. The analysis of the peat core shows a development of the vegetation that can be divided into four stages of different degrees of human impact: A - virgin forest (c. 500 B.C.-A.D. 1300), B - grazed forest (c. A.D.

By using pollen analysis, 14C-dating and historical sources, I studied the history of vegetation and land use at an abandoned forest settlement near the Lade summer farms in the parish of Mora, Dalama. The aim of this paper is to investigate the agricultural establishment and development, the effects of this on forest vegetation, and the origin and development of summer farming. The analysis of pollen in a peat core revealed that a settlement was established at Lade around 1000 AD. Cereal cultivation, hay-making on the mire and extensive forest grazing were intro-duced as a complete agricultural system. Pollen analysis and the presence of ancient fields suggests that cultivation took place on permanent fields. Barley was the main crop, but rye and hops/hemp were also grown at the settlement.

Norberg ingår i Bergslagen som länge stod för den övervägande delen av Sveriges exportinkomster tack vare den omfattande produktionen och exporten av främst järn men också koppar och silver. Norberg tillhör järnbergslagen och här började malmbrytningen tidigt. Bergsbrukets påverkan på naturmiljön har inte studerats så ingående men historiska källor ger vissa glimtar om läget. Dessa källor är dock av olika orsaker inte alltid helt tillförlitliga och de sträcker sig oftast inte längre tillbaka än till 1600-talet, varför de behöver kompletteras med material från andra typer av källor för att skapa en bättre helhetsbild. I denna studie har en pollen- och kolpartikelanalys av sjön Kalvens sediment, i Norberg Västmanland, utförts för att studera vegetationsutvecklingen i området kring sjön där både gruvor, hyttor och hammare har legat. Sedimentet i sjön är varvigt vilket har gjort att man med stor precision kunnat datera olika förändringar.