Charcoal Analyses From Muge Shellmidden (Portugal): Comparative Analyses From Cabeço Da Arruda And Cabeço Da Amoreira

MONTEIRO PATRICIA; CARUSO FERME, L.; BICHO NUNO

Freiburg

Congreso; 6th International Anthracology Meeting; 2015

University of Freiburg

Cabeço da Arruda and Cabeço da Amoreira are shellmiddens that integrate the mesolithic Muge shellmidden complex. The exploitation of diverse resources from Muge landscape is a crucial issue to understand the economy, subsistence and social complexity of these mesolithic societies. This paper aims to shed light on exploitation and use of woodland resources through charcoal analyses. New results from new samples collected in Cabeço da Arruda will be presented and compared with charcoal data from Cabeço da Amoreira, in order to understand the acquisition modalities of both sites. The results demonstrate a prevalence of Pinus in Cabeço da Arruda as well as presence Quercus, a similar pattern that occurs in Cabeço da Amoreira assemblages