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CHARCOAL ANALYSIS and the VEGETATIONAL EVOLUTION of NORTH-WEST PORTUGAL

TitleCHARCOAL ANALYSIS and the VEGETATIONAL EVOLUTION of NORTH-WEST PORTUGAL
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1993
AuthorsFIGUEIRAL, I.
JournalOxford Journal of Archaeology
Volume12
Pagination209-222
Keywordscharcoal, paleoecology, Portugal, vegetational environment
Abstract

Summary: The palaeoenvironment of north-west Portugal is investigated from the late Bronze Age to Roman times. This research is based on the analysis of charcoal from seven archaeological sites. the results contain important information for a better understanding of the vegetational environment of man during this period. Man-environment relations are also examined.