Integrating Archaeological Data Toward a Better Understanding of Food Plants Choices and Territory Exploitation in the Northwestern European Early Neolithic: The Case of Remicourt “En Bia Flo II”

Chevalier, Alexandre; Bosquet, Dominique

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“…Very few starch analyses have been carried out in Temperate Europe. With regards to the Neolithic period in the Paris Basin, one previous study, which considered nine grinding stones, recovered starch grains on six of these, revealing the presence of wheat, barley, oats, acorns, and peas at the Belgian LBK site of Remicourt "En Bia Flo II" (Chevalier and Bosquet 2017).…”

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“…It should be noted that a starch grain reference collection for the Paris Basin did not exist, and therefore it had to be created. The plants considered include all the cereals, legumes, and wild plants that have been so far reported from the archaeobotanical record of the region (Bakels 1984(Bakels , 1992(Bakels , 1999(Bakels , 2010Chevalier and Bosquet 2017;Jadin and Heim 2003;Diestch-Sellami 1997;Salavert 2011;Saqalli et al 2014). However, other plants, not reported from this period were also included, namely USOs.…”

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“…The discovery of one starch grain of Avena in Ath is peculiar, as it is not known in Early Neolithic contexts in the region. The presence of oats has been only mentioned by Chevalier and Bosquet (2017) on tools from Remicourt. But with regards to the starch grains, it is not possible to differentiate clearly between domesticated oats (Avena sativa) and wild species (e.g., Avena strigosa) due to similarities in size.…”

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Food practices of the first farmers of Europe: Combined use-wear and microbotanical studies of Early Neolithic grinding tools from the Paris Basin

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Developing a Reference Collection for Starch Grain Analysis in Early Neolithic Western Temperate Europe

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Salavert

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While we know that cereals played an important role in the diet of Linearbandkeramik (LBK) and Blicquy/Villeneuve-Saint-Germain (BVSG) populations in the Paris Basin, many questions remain to be answered as to the real contribution of other plants. To assess this topic, the recovery of other lines of data beyond macrobotanicals is crucial: starch grains have the potential to reveal additional information regarding past plant use. However, in Western Europe, in particular, for the Neolithic period, there is a significant lag in the development of the discipline. We, therefore, present how our current reference collection (composed of nearly 100 taxa spread across 35 families) was established, the reasoning behind our plant selections, and where the material comes from. Overall, our work shows that even though not all the selected plant organs produce diagnostic starch grains, it may be possible to broaden the spectrum of plants likely consumed by Early Neolithic (and beyond) populations in the Paris Basin, in particular concerning the use of wild plants and specific plant parts, especially underground storage organs (tubers, rhizomes, roots, bulbs, etc.). We believe our research will help guide future scholars in the creation of their own starch grain reference collection and to carry out such analyses on archaeological material from this region by consulting our image database. We conclude by providing a brief summary of what the starch grain record in the Paris Basin tells us to date on ancient plant use.

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Integrating Archaeological Data Toward a Better Understanding of Food Plants Choices and Territory Exploitation in the Northwestern European Early Neolithic: The Case of Remicourt “En Bia Flo II”

Cited by 2 publications

References 37 publications

Food practices of the first farmers of Europe: Combined use-wear and microbotanical studies of Early Neolithic grinding tools from the Paris Basin

Food practices of the first farmers of Europe: Combined use-wear and microbotanical studies of Early Neolithic grinding tools from the Paris Basin

Developing a Reference Collection for Starch Grain Analysis in Early Neolithic Western Temperate Europe

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