The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene

Autores
Piqué, Raquel; Morera, Núria; Revelles, Jordi; Castells, Eva; López Bultó, Oriol; Franch Bach, Anna; Burjachs, Francesc
Año de publicación
2018
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the distribution of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Holocene vegetation of NE Spain and its use during prehistory. The scarcity of box in pollen records contrasts with the frequent presence of box charcoal at archaeological sites in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Box charcoal has been documented in 41 Holocene sites, indicating its systematic use as firewood. To date, wooden artefacts have only been documented at La Draga, an early Neolithic site (5324?4977 cal BC) located on the shore of Lake Banyoles (Spain). The abundance of B. sempervirens among the artefacts is remarkable, with 85 out of 155 objects made from this wood, including sickle handles, digging sticks, wedges, adze handles, needles, combs and other objects of unknown function. The evaluation of B. sempervirens charcoal and pollen data from different Holocene sites, and the evidence of its use for the manufacture of objects, demonstrate the importance of this species for prehistoric societies.
Fil: Piqué, Raquel. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Morera, Núria. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Revelles, Jordi. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Castells, Eva. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Centre de Recerca Ecológica I Aplicacions Forestals; España
Fil: López-Bultó, Oriol. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Franch, Anna. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina
Fil: Burjachs, Francesc. Institucio Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avancats; . Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Institut Català  de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social; España
Materia
ARCHAEOBOTANY
BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS
CHARCOAL
POLLEN
PREHISTORY
TOOLS
WOOD
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spelling The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the HolocenePiqué, RaquelMorera, NúriaRevelles, JordiCastells, EvaLópez Bultó, OriolFranch Bach, AnnaBurjachs, FrancescARCHAEOBOTANYBUXUS SEMPERVIRENSCHARCOALPOLLENPREHISTORYTOOLSWOODhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6The aim of this paper is to evaluate the distribution of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Holocene vegetation of NE Spain and its use during prehistory. The scarcity of box in pollen records contrasts with the frequent presence of box charcoal at archaeological sites in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Box charcoal has been documented in 41 Holocene sites, indicating its systematic use as firewood. To date, wooden artefacts have only been documented at La Draga, an early Neolithic site (5324?4977 cal BC) located on the shore of Lake Banyoles (Spain). The abundance of B. sempervirens among the artefacts is remarkable, with 85 out of 155 objects made from this wood, including sickle handles, digging sticks, wedges, adze handles, needles, combs and other objects of unknown function. The evaluation of B. sempervirens charcoal and pollen data from different Holocene sites, and the evidence of its use for the manufacture of objects, demonstrate the importance of this species for prehistoric societies.Fil: Piqué, Raquel. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Morera, Núria. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Revelles, Jordi. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Castells, Eva. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Centre de Recerca Ecológica I Aplicacions Forestals; EspañaFil: López-Bultó, Oriol. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Franch, Anna. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaFil: Burjachs, Francesc. Institucio Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avancats; . Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Institut Català  de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social; EspañaTaylor & Francis Ltd2018-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/101729Piqué, Raquel; Morera, Núria; Revelles, Jordi; Castells, Eva; López Bultó, Oriol; et al.; The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Environmental Archaeology; 3-20181461-4103CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1080/14614103.2018.1515054info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14614103.2018.1515054info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:45:42Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/101729instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:45:42.784CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene
title The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene
spellingShingle The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene
Piqué, Raquel
ARCHAEOBOTANY
BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS
CHARCOAL
POLLEN
PREHISTORY
TOOLS
WOOD
title_short The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene
title_full The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene
title_fullStr The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene
title_full_unstemmed The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene
title_sort The distribution and use of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Northeastern Iberian peninsula during the Holocene
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Piqué, Raquel
Morera, Núria
Revelles, Jordi
Castells, Eva
López Bultó, Oriol
Franch Bach, Anna
Burjachs, Francesc
author Piqué, Raquel
author_facet Piqué, Raquel
Morera, Núria
Revelles, Jordi
Castells, Eva
López Bultó, Oriol
Franch Bach, Anna
Burjachs, Francesc
author_role author
author2 Morera, Núria
Revelles, Jordi
Castells, Eva
López Bultó, Oriol
Franch Bach, Anna
Burjachs, Francesc
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARCHAEOBOTANY
BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS
CHARCOAL
POLLEN
PREHISTORY
TOOLS
WOOD
topic ARCHAEOBOTANY
BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS
CHARCOAL
POLLEN
PREHISTORY
TOOLS
WOOD
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The aim of this paper is to evaluate the distribution of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Holocene vegetation of NE Spain and its use during prehistory. The scarcity of box in pollen records contrasts with the frequent presence of box charcoal at archaeological sites in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Box charcoal has been documented in 41 Holocene sites, indicating its systematic use as firewood. To date, wooden artefacts have only been documented at La Draga, an early Neolithic site (5324?4977 cal BC) located on the shore of Lake Banyoles (Spain). The abundance of B. sempervirens among the artefacts is remarkable, with 85 out of 155 objects made from this wood, including sickle handles, digging sticks, wedges, adze handles, needles, combs and other objects of unknown function. The evaluation of B. sempervirens charcoal and pollen data from different Holocene sites, and the evidence of its use for the manufacture of objects, demonstrate the importance of this species for prehistoric societies.
Fil: Piqué, Raquel. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Morera, Núria. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Revelles, Jordi. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Castells, Eva. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Centre de Recerca Ecológica I Aplicacions Forestals; España
Fil: López-Bultó, Oriol. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; España
Fil: Franch, Anna. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina
Fil: Burjachs, Francesc. Institucio Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avancats; . Universitat Rovira I Virgili; España. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Institut Català  de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social; España
description The aim of this paper is to evaluate the distribution of box (Buxus sempervirens L.) in the Holocene vegetation of NE Spain and its use during prehistory. The scarcity of box in pollen records contrasts with the frequent presence of box charcoal at archaeological sites in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Box charcoal has been documented in 41 Holocene sites, indicating its systematic use as firewood. To date, wooden artefacts have only been documented at La Draga, an early Neolithic site (5324?4977 cal BC) located on the shore of Lake Banyoles (Spain). The abundance of B. sempervirens among the artefacts is remarkable, with 85 out of 155 objects made from this wood, including sickle handles, digging sticks, wedges, adze handles, needles, combs and other objects of unknown function. The evaluation of B. sempervirens charcoal and pollen data from different Holocene sites, and the evidence of its use for the manufacture of objects, demonstrate the importance of this species for prehistoric societies.
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