View to the north towards Cloghane/Brandon Bay, Dingle peninsula. In the foreground the Central Archaeological Complex at Kilmore that was also central to the palaeoecological investigations
Photo: 2024-04-14; M. O’Connell
View (to south) of the plateau where core KLM II (>2m long) was collected. In the foreground, peat has been removed by turf cutters to reveal a substantial stone wall (Wall 8) that ends in the steeply rising ground, mid-photo, near the left hand side. We thank archaeologist Mícheál Ó Coileáin for guidance during fieldwork. Photo: 1994-05-29; M. O’Connell
Digging out monolith KLM I in Kilmore Townland that yielded a detailed record of the vegetation history over the course of the last 4000 years
Photo: 1993-10-19; M. O’Connell
Graphical abstract from
O’Connell, Michael and Wolters, Steffen. 2025. Holocene flora, vegetation and land-use changes on Dingle peninsula, Ireland, as reflected in pollen analytical, archaeological and historical records.
Diversity, Diversity 2025, 17, 456. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17070456
Images from #OA paper (see SI files) by @moconnell007.bsky.social & Dr Steffen Wolters (WHV) just published in #MDPIdiversity: Holocene flora, vegetation and land-use changes on Dingle peninsula, Ireland, as reflected in pollen analytical, archaeological and historical records
