Earliest archeological evidence of fertilization in Central Europe

The beginnings of food production—animal husbandry and crop cultivation—and a sedentary way life represent one the most drastic changes in human history. Likewise, this is accompanied by an increasing impact on nature, which mainly caused agricultural practices. Agriculture related to clearing forests, tillage, maintenance cultivated land, finally harvesting, alters not only vegetation cover but also soil fertility as there potential risk for loss nutrients. People already countered nutrients times early agriculture through different techniques article summarizes earliest evidence fertilization prehistory Central Europe presents important methods their investigation. What significance had farming societies can presently be estimated due small amount data. We therefore advocate development routine sampling during archaeological excavations analysis various materials (sediment plant remains) using methods. For this, awareness must raised that anthropogenic sediments, such pit fills, are archives research into history humankind.