A discussion on the representativeness of charcoal from archaeological contexts and their
potential for palaeoecological reconstruction is presented. The charcoal deposits studied …

Over the past few decades the potential role of Mesolithic hunter–gatherers in actively
constructing their own niches, through the management of wild plants, has frequently been …

In this paper the significance of the analysis of archaeological wood charcoal macro-
remains as a tool for the reconstruction of woodland vegetation and its exploitation is …

This study provides one of the earliest examples of fruit tree cultivation worldwide,
demonstrating that olive (Olea europaea) and fig (Ficus carica) horticulture was practiced as …

During the analysis of wood charcoal remains from archaeological sites, it is common to find
different microorganisms and different forms of degradation present in the plant tissue …

Fuelwood is the primary energy source for domestic purposes throughout the develo**
world, in both urban and rural environments. Due to the detrimental impacts of biomass use …

In archaeological literature, the study of trees and wood remains is a topic of relatively
marginal interest, especially compared to texts on crops and human–animal relations …

Archaeological charcoal remains are often used to reconstruct local woodland composition
in the past, but rarely address how and why people may have selected specific woody taxa …

Economic and industrial progress frequently comes at the expense of environmental
sustainability. For the early Iron Age (~ eleventh to ninth centuries BCE) smelters of the …

This article discusses paleoethnobotanical research and results presented in the recent
literature. Although archaeobotany is a fairly recent addition to the study of the past, it now …