Changes in vegetation and fuel use from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages in the western Catalan plain
- Piqué Huerta, Raquel
- Vila Moreiras, Sílvia
- Alonso Martínez, Natalia
ISSN: 2253-7295, 2254-0512
Any de publicació: 2012
Títol de l'exemplar: Wood and charcoal evidence for human and natural history
Número: 13
Pàgines: 85-96
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Saguntum: Papeles del Laboratorio de Arqueología de Valencia-Extra
Resum
This paper presents a synthesis of charcoal analysis data from the West Catalan plain, from the Neolithic to Medieval times. We discuss the changes and trends in the consumption of firewood. Collecting firewood was carried out in an environment characterized by open vegetation, which appears to have been dominating in the area since the Bronze Age. In this environment Pinus halepensis has played a fundamental role. On the other hand one can observe a progressive extension of the firewood catchment areas in more recent periods, espe- cially in Roman and medieval times.