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Landscape and firewood procurement at the prehistoric and protohistoric site of Ses Païsses (island of Mallorca, Western Mediterranean)
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In this article, the authors presented the anthracological study of the settlement of Ses Paisses, located in north-eastern Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean), where a total of 25 charcoal samples have been analyzed, corresponding to both concentrated (hearth and oven content) and dispersed charcoal fragments.About:
This article is published in Quaternary International.The article was published on 2017-11-15. It has received 14 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bronze Age & Prehistory.read more
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Effects of historical land-use change in the Mediterranean environment.
TL;DR: A synthesized and more integrated understanding of the effects of past and local land-use changes in the regional Mediterranean environment is provided, assisting to bridge the gap between scientific findings, Mediterranean watersheds stakeholders, and regional policy-makers.
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Agriculture between the third and first millennium bc in the Balearic Islands: the archaeobotanical data
Guillem Pérez-Jordà,Leonor Peña-Chocarro,Llorenç Picornell-Gelabert,Llorenç Picornell-Gelabert,Yolanda Carrión Marco +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present new data regarding agricultural developments in the Balearic Islands between the end of the third millennium bc and the arrival of the Romans in the 2nd century bc.
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Late Holocene Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Miller) woodlands in Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean): Investigation of their distribution and the role of human management based on anthracological, dendro-anthracological and archaeopalynological data
Llorenç Picornell-Gelabert,Gabriel Servera-Vives,Yolanda Carrión Marco,Francesc Burjachs,Andrés Currás,Yolanda Llergo,Alexa Dufraisse,Martín De Luís Arrillaga,Maurici Mus Amézquita +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a compendium of anthracological, dendro-anthracological and archaeopalyonological data with the objective of investigating the nature and distribution of Aleppo pine on the island of Mallorca and evaluating the possibility that human action could have resulted in the spread of this pine species during the first two millennia of permanent human occupation of the island (c. 2300 cal. BCE-1st-century ACE).
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Anthracology: local to global significance of charcoal science
Thomas Ludemann,Oliver Nelle +1 more
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Wood for Building: Woodland Exploitation for Timber Procurement in the Prehistoric and Protohistoric Balearic Islands (Mallorca and Menorca; Western Mediterranean)
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the use of woodlands in a large-scale agricultural environment. But their focus is on the use in a wide range of plant materials that are crucial to social life, from energy supply to timber.
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The temporality of the landscape
TL;DR: In this article, the temporality of the landscape may be understood by way of a "dwelling perspective" that sets out from the premise of people's active, perceptual engagement in the world.
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Anthracology and taphonomy, from wood gathering to charcoal analysis. A review of the taphonomic processes modifying charcoal assemblages, in archaeological contexts
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the taphonomic processes affecting anthracological assemblages in archaeological contexts, from wood gathering to the analysis of charcoal results, is presented.
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Reconstructing Woodland Vegetation and its Exploitation by Past Societies, based on the Analysis and Interpretation of Archaeological Wood Charcoal Macro-Remains
Eleni Asouti,Phil Austin +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the significance of the analysis of archaeological wood charcoal macro-remains as a tool for the reconstruction of woodland vegetation and its exploitation is discussed, drawing from both older and more recent publications a number of theoretical and methodological approaches are examined.