Contribution to the knowledge of the vegetal cover during the 3rd millennium BC in the region of Oeiras: results of the anthracological studies of Leceia

Abstract

In this article we present the results of the analysis of the anthracological remains collected during excavations in the prehistoric settlement of Leceia (Oeiras, Portugal). It was possible to identify, through the microscopic observation the fracture surfaces of 148 specimens several species that were part of the region‘s arboreal cover during the 3^rd millennium BC, such as Arbutus unedo, Pinus pinaster, Olea europea, Pistacia lentiscus, Quercus ilex / Q. coccifera, Quercus subg. Quercus, in addition to other taxa that were not identified at the specific level.