Wood resources in north-west Portugal: their availability and use from the late Bronze Age to the Roman period |
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Authors: | Isabel Figueiral |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratoire de Paléobotanique, Environnement et Archéologie, UPRESA 5059, Institut de Botanique, 163, rue A. Broussonet, F-34000 Montpellier, France |
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Abstract: | The analysis of archaeological charcoal is used to reconstruct the wood resources in north-west Portugal from the late Bronze Age to the Roman period. In this paper, the results obtained from 12 sites are considered, and their implications for interpreting historical human behaviour towards the natural environment and vegetation are discussed. The results indicate a similar kind of exploitation of the vegetation by different populations which used a similar range of wood resources. Fifty-one taxa are identified and three main natural biotopes are distinguished, including mixed oak forest, wasteland vegetation and riparian forest. The large number of taxa identified seems to testify to the existence of a good sampling of the woody vegetation growing in the proximity of the settlements. Both dry and fresh wood were used, and the value and possible uses are suggested for some of the most frequent taxa identified. |
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Keywords: | North-west Portugal Wood resources Charcoal Late Bronze Age Castrejo culture |
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