Abstract The Natufian culture (c. 14.6–11.5 ka cal. BP) represents the last hunter-gatherer
society that inhabited southwest Asia before the development of plant food production. It has …

The first use of domestic plants and animals in the Western Mediterranean has been a
matter of debate, since there are no native ancestors for these elements. The current …

The archaeobotanical record of 24 sites from the Neolithic period (5400–2300 cal bc) in the
north-east of the Iberian Peninsula is evaluated. Remarkable amounts of data have recently …

The archaeobotanical (seeds and fruits) dataset of the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula for
the Neolithic period is presented and discussed in this paper in order to approach how early …

A combined analysis of the faunal and charred plant macroremains from the early Neolithic
lakeshore site of La Draga (Banyoles, Spain) is presented. The aim was to characterise the …

Mountain sites are usually seen as sites connected to pastoral or transhumant activities. This
paper proposes an alternative interpretation for Neolithic mountain sites found in the …

This paper explores the first maritime westward expansion of crops across the Adriatic and
the northern coast of the western Mediterranean. Starting in Greece at c. 6500 cal BC and …

This work presents the results of a combination of different proxies, such as animal and plant
remains, isotope analysis, and dental microwear, for the different chrono-cultural phases …

The Neolithic period in the North-East of the Iberian Peninsula has received the attention of
many archaeologists during the XXth and XXIst centuries, from the earliest humanists like …

In this book, Katina Lillios provides an up-to-date synthesis of the rich histories of the
peoples who lived on the Iberian Peninsula between 1,400,000 (the Paleolithic) and 3,500 …