Palaeoecological and palaeoethnological analysis of botanical macrofossils found at the Neolithic site of Rivaltella ca'Romensini, northern Italy |
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Authors: | Giovanna Marziani Giulio Tacchini |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dipartimento di Biologia, Sezione di Botanica Generale, Università di Milano, Via Celoria 26, I-20131 Milano, Italy |
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Abstract: | The botanical macrofossils (charcoals, seeds and fruits) found during the archaeological excavation of the middle Neolithic site of Rivaltella Ca'Romensini near Reggio Emilia, northern Italy, have been analyzed. Among the charcoal fragments 11 different taxa have been identified, with a clear predominance of oaks. The relative frequencies of the different taxa probably do not reflect the real frequencies in the forest, but suggest that firewood had been gathered selectively. Among the seeds and fruits, four different Gramineae, a small wild apple and some hazelnut shells have been identified. These results indicate that the food economy of the Neolithic Rivaltella inhabitants was partially based on agriculture and on fruit gathering. |
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Keywords: | Botanical macrofossils Charcoal analysis Neolithic Northern Italy |
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