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, Vol. 89, 12.2015, p. 92-104.

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title = "Paleoenvironment and possibilities of plant exploitation in the Middle Pleistocene of Sch{\"o}ningen (Germany). Insights from botanical macro-remains and pollen",
abstract = "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 Sch{\"o}ningen, 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 Sch{\"o}ningen include a broad spectrum of potentially exploitable species that could be sources of food, raw material, and firewood.",
keywords = "Sustainability Science, Potential plant use, Food items, Raw material, Medicinal plants, Subsistence, Environment, Environmental planning",
author = "Gerlinde Bigga and Schoch, {Werner H.} and Brigitte Urban",
year = "2015",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.10.005",
language = "English",
volume = "89",
pages = "92--104",
journal = "Journal of Human Evolution",
issn = "0047-2484",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",

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