The hunter-gatherers of Uan Tabu in the plant landscape of the Tadrart Acacus (Central Sahara, Libya, Early Holocene) - Pollen and seed/fruit data from 34 samples of the Early Holocene sequence of the Uan Tabu rock shelter are reported. The site is one of the most important in the Wadi Teshuinat, located on the Tadrart Acacus massif - south-western Libya. In the sequence, different concentrations (and floristic lists) of pollen and seeds/fruits show main synchronous changes which correlate well with the archaeological record. They are evidence of important floristic, vegetational, climatic and palaeoethnobotanical changes. Since the beginning of the Holocene, first the changing climate and then humans have influenced the development of the environment of mountains. Plant cover changed from a grassland, showing a continuous cover, to sparser shrubby vegetation. In the cultural sequence, from the Early to the Late Acacus phases, behavioural changes towards increased plant harvesting and processing were observed. Together with data from other sites such as the Uan Afuda Cave, the archaeobotanical research let to draw a general picture on plant exploitation and landscape in the Early Holocene of Central Sahara. In particular, during the Late Acacus (8800-8600 uncal. years BPBP) not only food, but also fodder, bedding, colouring, building, medical and votive purposes are inferred from plant accumulations.

I cacciatori–raccoglitori di Uan Tabu nel paesaggio vegetale del Tadrart Acacus (Sahara Centrale, Libia, Olocene Iniziale) / Mercuri, Anna Maria. - In: INFORMATORE BOTANICO ITALIANO. - ISSN 0020-0697. - STAMPA. - 38 (suppl. 1):(2006), pp. 80-84.

I cacciatori–raccoglitori di Uan Tabu nel paesaggio vegetale del Tadrart Acacus (Sahara Centrale, Libia, Olocene Iniziale)

MERCURI, Anna Maria
2006

Abstract

The hunter-gatherers of Uan Tabu in the plant landscape of the Tadrart Acacus (Central Sahara, Libya, Early Holocene) - Pollen and seed/fruit data from 34 samples of the Early Holocene sequence of the Uan Tabu rock shelter are reported. The site is one of the most important in the Wadi Teshuinat, located on the Tadrart Acacus massif - south-western Libya. In the sequence, different concentrations (and floristic lists) of pollen and seeds/fruits show main synchronous changes which correlate well with the archaeological record. They are evidence of important floristic, vegetational, climatic and palaeoethnobotanical changes. Since the beginning of the Holocene, first the changing climate and then humans have influenced the development of the environment of mountains. Plant cover changed from a grassland, showing a continuous cover, to sparser shrubby vegetation. In the cultural sequence, from the Early to the Late Acacus phases, behavioural changes towards increased plant harvesting and processing were observed. Together with data from other sites such as the Uan Afuda Cave, the archaeobotanical research let to draw a general picture on plant exploitation and landscape in the Early Holocene of Central Sahara. In particular, during the Late Acacus (8800-8600 uncal. years BPBP) not only food, but also fodder, bedding, colouring, building, medical and votive purposes are inferred from plant accumulations.
2006
38 (suppl. 1)
80
84
I cacciatori–raccoglitori di Uan Tabu nel paesaggio vegetale del Tadrart Acacus (Sahara Centrale, Libia, Olocene Iniziale) / Mercuri, Anna Maria. - In: INFORMATORE BOTANICO ITALIANO. - ISSN 0020-0697. - STAMPA. - 38 (suppl. 1):(2006), pp. 80-84.
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