Holocene Data on Fossil Pollen of Dipsacaceae Plants, Central Albania.

Abstract

The Holocene data on fossil pollen given in this scientific paper were obtained from the underground analysis of the Elbasan city, an ancient city located in Central Albania. In this paper, data are given on the evolutionary line that representatives of the Dipsacaceae family have followed over the years. Based on archeological studies of the Elbasani underground, the described time coincides with the New Holocene period. As the primary goal of this paper, we have given the connection between the distribution of fossil pollen of Dipsacaceae plants over the years. The data on the Dipsacaceae fossil pollen were analyzed during the period September-November 2022, and are presented for the first time. Based on the data obtained after performing the chemical and statistical analysis of the fossil pollen of Dipsacaceae plants, we have obtained very interesting results, such as the finding of Dipsacaceae family palynomorphs in all analyzed soil samples from the depth to the surface. We also ascertain and have identified 442 fossil pollens that appear with a constant and stable tendency of their presence from the depth to the soil surface. Based on the obtained results, we are of the opinion that: the change of the vegetation over the years for the analyzed area is mainly related to the human influence on the cultivation of important and necessary plants and fruit trees, after the in-depth analysis that was made on foreign and local literature, no other factors are found. with an important influence on the Central Albania flora.