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The agricultural consequences of colonial contacts on the Iberian Peninsula in the first millennium b.c

TitleThe agricultural consequences of colonial contacts on the Iberian Peninsula in the first millennium b.c
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsBuxó, R.
JournalVegetation History and Archaeobotany
Volume17
Pagination145-154
Keywordsá agricultural products á, Agricultural products, Archaeobotanical record, archaeobotanical record á, c, cal b, Early Iron Age, from the ninth century, Iron Age, Phoenician and Greek colonisation, to the romanisation of, Trade network, trade network á early
Abstract

The Iron Age archaeobotanical record on the Iberian Peninsula shows how the Phoenician and Greek colonisers caused the indigenous Iberians to change the management of the agricultural resources and the crops which they grew. These colonisers also brought about the development of viticulture and olive cultivation. The importance of agricultural products in the trade network which was stimulated by the colonisers may have encouraged new farming systems, as well as surplus capacity in the native agriculture in the region.