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Phytolith analyses from Khil and Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Western Maghreb) : Plant use trajectories in a long-term perspective

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Phytolith analyses from Khil and Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Western Maghreb) : Plant use trajectories in a long-term perspective

dc.contributor.author	Lancelotti, Carla
dc.contributor.author	Martínez Sánchez, Rafael M.
dc.contributor.author	Vera Rodríguez, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.author	Pérez Jordà, Guillem
dc.contributor.author	Peña Chocarro, Leonor
dc.contributor.author	Biagetti, Stefano
dc.contributor.author	Madella, Marco
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-09T08:10:25Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-09T08:10:25Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Lancelotti, Carla Martínez Sánchez, Rafael M. Vera Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Pérez Jordà, Guillem Peña Chocarro, Leonor Biagetti, Stefano Madella, Marco 2021 Phytolith analyses from Khil and Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Western Maghreb) : Plant use trajectories in a long-term perspective Journal of archaeological science: reports 37 1 15
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10550/82664
dc.description.abstract	In this paper we present the results of phytolith investigations at two archaeological sites in northwestern Morocco: Khil (Tangier) and Kaf Taht el-Ghar (T´etouan). The two sites located in Western Maghreb, one on the Atlantic and one on the Mediterranean coast, were investigated in the framework of the AGRIWESTMED project. Phytolith analysis complemented archaeobotanical, geoarchaeological and archaeological investigations to better identify plant use during the entire occupation sequence. At Khil 16 samples have been studied, coming from two profiles excavated in two different caves of the same system - grotte B and grotte C - that span a chronology comprised between the early Neolithic and the historic period. At Kaf Taht el-Ghar, 15 samples were analysed spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Historic period. Results show that at Khil plants are widely used from the very beginning of the Early Neolithic sequence. The surrounding vegetation was exploited and both C3 and C4 grasses were used, inside the cave. At the same time a wide array of other plants was utilised, such as palms and woody taxa. Phytolith analysis at the site of Kaf Taht el-Ghar indicates that crop processing was most probably not taking place on site. However, the predominance in the samples of C3 grasses morphologies agrees with the finding of previous macro botanical studies that identified cultivated wheat and barley in this cave deposits. A very interesting aspect of the phytolith assemblages of Kaf Taht el-Ghar is the widespread use of palm leaves and their gradual disappearance through time that coincides with an increase in the use of woody species.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of archaeological science: reports, 2021, vol. 37, p. 1-15
dc.subject	Restes de plantes (Arqueologia)
dc.title	Phytolith analyses from Khil and Kaf Taht el-Ghar (Western Maghreb) : Plant use trajectories in a long-term perspective
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.date.updated	2022-05-09T08:10:26Z
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102921
dc.identifier.idgrec	152125
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es_ES