Paleoenvironment and possibilities of plant exploitation in the Middle Pleistocene of Schöningen (Germany). Insights from botanical macro-remains and pollen
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Paleoenvironment and possibilities of plant exploitation in the Middle Pleistocene of Schöningen (Germany). Insights from botanical macro-remains and pollen. / Bigga, Gerlinde; Schoch, Werner H.; Urban, Brigitte.
in: Journal of Human Evolution, Jahrgang 89, 12.2015, S. 92-104.Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung › begutachtet
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T1 - Paleoenvironment and possibilities of plant exploitation in the Middle Pleistocene of Schöningen (Germany). Insights from botanical macro-remains and pollen
AU - Bigga, Gerlinde
AU - Schoch, Werner H.
AU - Urban, Brigitte
PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - Plant use is an elusive issue in Paleolithic archaeology. Due to poor organic preservation in many sites, botanical material is not always present. The sediments in Schöningen, however, contain abundant botanical macro-remains like wood, fruits, seeds, and other parts of plants which offer the opportunity to reconstruct the local vegetation. Combined with palynological results, it is possible to reveal the full potential of this environment to hominins. Ethnobotanical studies of hunter-gatherer societies living in similar environments illustrate the importance of plants for subsistence purposes. The identified taxa from the archaeological horizons at Schöningen include a broad spectrum of potentially exploitable species that could be sources of food, raw material, and firewood.
AB - Plant use is an elusive issue in Paleolithic archaeology. Due to poor organic preservation in many sites, botanical material is not always present. The sediments in Schöningen, however, contain abundant botanical macro-remains like wood, fruits, seeds, and other parts of plants which offer the opportunity to reconstruct the local vegetation. Combined with palynological results, it is possible to reveal the full potential of this environment to hominins. Ethnobotanical studies of hunter-gatherer societies living in similar environments illustrate the importance of plants for subsistence purposes. The identified taxa from the archaeological horizons at Schöningen include a broad spectrum of potentially exploitable species that could be sources of food, raw material, and firewood.
KW - Sustainability Science
KW - Potential plant use
KW - Food items
KW - Raw material
KW - Medicinal plants
KW - Subsistence
KW - Environment
KW - Environmental planning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84948799853&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.10.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.10.005
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 26596728
VL - 89
SP - 92
EP - 104
JO - Journal of Human Evolution
JF - Journal of Human Evolution
SN - 0047-2484
ER -