Forest resource management during Roman and Medieval cave occupations in the Northwest of the Iberian PeninsulaCova do Xato and Cova Eirós (Galicia, Spain)
- Teira Brión, Andrés Manuel
- Martín Seijo, María
- Lombera Hermida, Arturo Jesús de
- Fábregas Valcarce, Ramón
- Rodríguez Álvarez, Xosé Pedro
ISSN: 2253-7295, 2254-0512
Year of publication: 2012
Issue Title: Wood and charcoal evidence for human and natural history
Issue: 13
Pages: 159-166
Type: Article
More publications in: Saguntum: Papeles del Laboratorio de Arqueología de Valencia-Extra
Abstract
References to the existence of historic remains in NW Iberian caves are frequent. However, archaeological research tends to focus on the search for evidence of older occupations, with little attention given to these historic levels. The aim of this article is to present the re- sults of archaeobotanical analysis (charcoal analysis and carpology) from two caves in the eastern mountains of the province of Lugo � Cova do Xato and Cova Eirós � to determine the management of forest resources by the different communities living in them.