Romania: Geographical Location and Geo-Climatic Characteristics
Romania: Geographical Location and Geo-Climatic Characteristics

Summary/Abstract: Historical moments, defining for the development of human society, were thresholds in the evolution of the cultural landscape, seen as a result of human intervention in the environment. Thus, although in the case of the Romanian territory the human occupation dates as far back as the Paleolithic period, the most eloquent actions in the natural environment started with the Neolithic period (the moment of transition to sedentary habitation), gradually increasing until today. The cultural landscape varies according to the various social activities related mainly to current needs, existing resources, and the global/regional historical and social evolution. The cultural elements, mainly material, preserved until now, reveal the social evolution, the way and the progressive degree of culturalization of the natural environment, as well as the complexity of the determining factors shaping unique cultural landscapes. Therefore, the present study follows in parallel the genesis and evolution of the cultural landscape by presenting the significant historical events in the appearance and evolution of habitation on the current territory of Romania.

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