Publication details
Plant foods in the Upper Palaeolithic at Dolní Věstonice? Parenchyma redux
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Antiquity |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | Czech Republic; Dolní Věstonice; Upper Palaeolithic; Gravettian; archaeobotany; plant foods; parenchyma |
| Description | The classic image of Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers in Europe envisages them hunting large mammals in largely treeless landscapes. As this study illustrates, the potential of Upper Palaeolithic sites to yield macrofossil remains of plants has been underestimated. Large scale flotation of charred deposits from hearths such as that reported here at Dolní Věstonice II suggests that plant foods may have been a vital component in the successful colonisation of these cold European habitats. |