Late glacial-postglacial North African landscape and forestmanagement : Palynological and anthracological studies in the caves of Kaf Taht el-Ghar and El Khil (Tingitana Peninsula, Morocco)

Autor: Rafael María Martínez Sánchez, Francisca Alba-Sánchez, Guillem Pérez-Jordà, Daniel Abel-Schaad, José Antonio López-Sáez, Leonor Peña-Chocarro, Mónica Ruiz-Alonso, Juan Carlos Vera Rodríguez
Přispěvatelé: European Research Council, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), López Sáez, José Antonio [0000-0002-3122-2744], Peña-Chocarro, L. [0000-0002-7807-8778], López Sáez, José Antonio, Peña-Chocarro, L.
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Ruiz Alonso, Mónica Abel Schaad, Daniel López Sáez, José Antonio Martínez Sánchez, Rafael M. Vera Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Pérez Jordà, Guillem Peña Chocarro, Leonor Alba Sánchez, Francisca 2021 Late glacial-postglacial North African landscape and forestmanagement : Palynological and anthracological studies in the caves of Kaf Taht el-Ghar and El Khil (Tingitana Peninsula, Morocco) Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 293 104486
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DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2021.104486
Popis: This work presents the anthracological and archeopalynological results obtained within the project AGRIWESTMED (ERC AdG 230561), which has involved a comprehensive retrieval of archeobiological remains based on a systematic sampling strategy, beyond the recovery of the usual archeological materials. These surveys were conducted on three sites located in the North of Morocco: the cave of Kaf Taht-el-Ghar, 8 km southeast from Tetuan, and two caves within the El Khil complex, close to Tanger. Both plant micro- and macro-remains (charred wood) were studied through palynological and anthracological analyses, respectively.
Our goal was to assess the vegetation composition of the area as well as the impact of human activities on the landscape. In Kaf Taht-el-Ghar the dynamics of vegetation and land use is recorded over the Paleolithic, Epipaleolithic, Neolithic and Historic times. Clear changes such as the demise of ancient Paleolithic pine and juniper woods during the Epipaleolithic and the subsequent spread of grasslands are shown. Other conifers like Abies pinsapo, Cedrus atlantica and Taxus baccata also disappeared from the pollen and charred wood records. In the palynological study, cereal and broad beans (Vicia faba) are already detected in the Early Neolithic, as well as a lowering of grazing pressure. Both cereal and broad beans, along with the development of grazing activities are also documented around El Khil caves since the Early Neolithic. Throughout the whole pollen and anthracological sequences a progressive retreat of the tree cover and an extensive spread of grasslands could be set as the main features of the vegetation dynamics in this area.
This study was funded by: -European Research Council Advanced Grant AGRIWESTMED (ERC AdG 230561). MRA; DAS; JALS and FAS are team members of the Research Projects listed below. While drafting this manuscript MRA and DAS have received financial support by c) and a) research projects, respectively. a) Spanish government, State R&D Program Oriented to the Challenges of the Society, MED-REFUGIA Research Project (RTI2018-101714-B-I00). b) Andalusian Plan for Research, Development and Innovation: OROMEDREFUGIA Research Project (P18-RT-4963). c) ERDF Operational Programme in Andalusia (EU regional programme): RELIC-FLORA 2 Research Project (B-RNM-404-UGR18).
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