Mid-Holocene Palaeoenvironment, Plant Resources and Human Interaction in Northeast Iberia: An Archaeobotanical Approach
| Autor: | Anna Berrocal, Oriol López-Bultó, L. Obea, Marta Alcolea, Marian Berihuete-Azorín, Ferran Antolín, Maria Herrero-Otal, Raquel Piqué, Jordi Revelles, David Rodríguez-Antón |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Technology
010506 paleontology QH301-705.5 QC1-999 Palaeoenvironment Biodiversity mid-Holocene Firewood 01 natural sciences Plant resources plant resources Paleoethnobotany Deforestation Mid-Holocene 0601 history and archaeology General Materials Science Biology (General) Neolithic QD1-999 Instrumentation Holocene 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Riparian zone Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes geography geography.geographical_feature_category 060102 archaeology palaeoenvironment Ecology Physics Process Chemistry and Technology General Engineering 06 humanities and the arts Vegetation 15. Life on land Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Computer Science Applications Chemistry Deciduous Archaeobotany Iberia TA1-2040 archaeobotany |
| Zdroj: | Applied Sciences Volume 11 Issue 11 Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 5056, p 5056 (2021) Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Popis: | Altres ajuts: Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats FJC2018 The role of the adoption of farming economies in the transformation of mid-Holocene landscapes in Northeast Iberia is under discussion given that the Neolithization coincides with the cold climatic phase dated ca. 7500-7000 cal BP. The main aim of this paper is to assess whether human activities or climate were the main driver of vegetation changes during the Middle Holocene through the study of the archaeobotanical data from three case studies: Cova del Sardo, La Draga, and Coves del Fem. The application of diverse archaeobotanical techniques to the different plant remains provides a complete picture of the vegetation composition and plant uses. During the early Neolithic, settlement surroundings were intensively exploited for firewood, wood raw material, timber, and plant fibers. The resources were obtained mainly from deciduous and pine forests, de-pending on the site localization, but also from riparian zones. The diversity of plants exploited was high, not only trees but shrubs and herbs. Evidence of deforestation has been identified in the settlement surroundings in La Draga and Cova del Sardo. The combination of plant exploitation with other agropastoral activities favored the expansion of colonizing species and enhanced biodiversity at a local scale. |
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