Vegetation and plant economy of the Neolithic sites at Bargat el Shab, Egypt, reconstructed from charred plant remains
[ 1 ] Ośrodek Archeologii Gór i Wyżyn w Krakowie, Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | [ P ] pracownik
2021
rozdział w monografii naukowej
angielski
PL Archaeological research carried out at sites located in the Western Desert in southern Egypt demonstrates that this area of the Sahara was heavily inhabited by nomadic Epipaleolithic and Neolithic peoples. Two cultural layers were distinguished at the sites in Bargat El-Shab. The first was on the horizon of El Nabta and Al Jerar, and the second was associated with Late/Final Neolithic. Analyses of macroscopic plant remains (fruit, seeds and charcoal pieces) from features of varying types were carried out for both of these layers. The first of these periods mentioned allows us to associate plant material with the Holocene climate optimum. Preserved fruits, seeds and charcoal belonging to herbaceous plants, trees and shrubs allow us to identify several separate ecological zones. Part of the plants were used for different purposes, first of all for food and fodder.
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