La evolución del paisaje en la transición al Holoceno. Desarrollo de un modelo predictivo de vegetación en el Valle del Asón (Cantabria)

Abstract

The spatial distribution of prehistoric vegetation, and its evolution during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, is essential for understanding the changes in the settlement patterns that took place at the end of the Upper Palaeolithic. To calculate this distribution, we have use a predidive model based on the weighted values method, according to the forest vegetation's ecological requirements, analyzing its evolution in the Asón river valley (Cantabria) and its relationship with Palaeolithic sites.