{"id":104,"date":"2026-06-28T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2026-07-26T16:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T16:21:09","slug":"experimental-plots-history-of-the-experiments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/experimental-plots-history-of-the-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the early years of Neolithic research in Europe, the use of fire for forest clearance has been a subject of debate. While the notion of Neolithic swidden cultivation had long been dismissed in Central Europe, interdisciplinary studies in the Lake Constance region have revived the question of whether such practices may indeed have occurred. Since 1998, the long-term Forchtenberg experiment has been investigating both the economic potential of fire-based extensive cultivation and its ecological impact on the natural environment. With this nearly 30-year-long experiment, it is also possible to monitor the secondary succession that follows anthropogenic disturbance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Situation:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Birken2025-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Birken2025-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Birken2025-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Birken2025-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Birken2025-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Birken2025-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Birken2025-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Succession: Pre-forest stage with Birches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Duennschliff-Forchtenberg-10-00-782x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Duennschliff-Forchtenberg-10-00-782x1024.jpg 782w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Duennschliff-Forchtenberg-10-00-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Duennschliff-Forchtenberg-10-00-768x1006.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Duennschliff-Forchtenberg-10-00.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soil thin section with charcoal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hacken2024-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hacken2024-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hacken2024-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hacken2024-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hacken2024-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hacken2024-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hacken2024-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hoeing on aereas peviously cleared by burning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Results of many years of research and experiments, publication from 2017:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the early <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/313467362_Late_Neolithic_Agriculture_in_Temperate_Europe-A_Long-Term_Experimental_Approach\">https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/313467362_Late_Neolithic_Agriculture_in_Temperate_Europe-A_Long-Term_Experimental_Approach<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Participants of the 3rd International Sch\u00f6ntal Conference, 11-15 July 2012:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/groupmeeting12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/groupmeeting12.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/groupmeeting12-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/groupmeeting12-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team 2004:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Team2004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Team2004.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Team2004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Team2004-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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While the notion of Neolithic swidden cultivation had long been dismissed in Central Europe, interdisciplinary studies in the Lake Constance region have revived the question of whether such practices may indeed have occurred. &#8230; <a title=\"History of the experiments\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/experimental-plots-history-of-the-experiments\/\" aria-label=\"Mehr Informationen \u00fcber History of the experiments\">Weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-104","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":243,"href":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104\/revisions\/243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wald-feldbau.de\/tagung202627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}