Dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating of subfossil conifer logs from a peat bog, Maramureş Mts, Romania

The lack of trunk accumulation after the early-14th century suggests the disappearance of trees from the proximity of the site. It closely follows the sharp increase of grazing indicator pollens in the region around the late-13th century. Conjunctly, this evidence points to a substantial landscape/land use change from forest to pasture during the 13th century which probably indicates the beginning of the typical traditional vertical transhumance which became a characteristic livestock management in the Maramureş region over the past centuries.