130941 20240202151703.0 doi 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.10.019 sideral 100693 ART-2017-100693 eng Alcolea, Marta Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4280-3971 Fuel and acorns: Early Neolithic plant use from Cueva de Chaves (NE Spain) 2017 Cueva de Chaves is a particularly important archaeological site for the Early Neolithic of the northeast Iberian Peninsula. This study focuses on the archaeobotanical analysis of wood charcoals and charred fruits from two Neolithic levels dated from 5678 ± 50 to 5073 ± 107 cal BC. Charcoal analysis reveals the exploitation of firewood resources in different environments. A great variety of woody taxa and plant formations dominated by pines and oaks has been documented. The location of the archaeological site in a mid-mountain environment favors a mixed exploitation of resources in the valley and the mountains. Mesophytes indicate a relative humid environment where xerophytic and thermophilous trees and shrubs have an important presence. Taxonomic richness documented in the settlement provides an idea of long-term settling and development of diversified activities. The dramatic increase of colonizing secondary formations in the earliest level of occupation can only be explained by human intervention. According to pollen information human activity in the environment is well-documented since Early Neolithic that reveal the presence of several herbaceous plants (Plantago, Rumex, Chenopodiaceae, Asphodellus, etc). Among charred seeds we have only documented the presence of abundant and well-preserved acorns (Quercus sp.) but the presence of crops has not been attested just by indirect archaeological evidences. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/B041-12 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/H07 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/BES-2012-0553828 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/HAR2014-59042-P info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 2.163 2017 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY 85 / 189 = 0.45 2017 Q2 T2 GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL 29 / 49 = 0.592 2017 Q3 T2 1.123 2017 Earth-Surface Processes 2017 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Utrilla, Pilar Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9181-9833 Piqué, Raquel Laborda, Rafael Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0925-6390 Mazo, Carlos Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5506-8510 3000 695 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Antigüed. Área Prehistoria 457 (2017), 228-239 Quat. int. Quaternary International 1040-6182 13940431 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130941/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1586743 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130941/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:130941 articulos driver 2024-02-02-14:47:48 ARTICLE