This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …

Since the implementation of herding in the Neolithic period, specialized areas for livestock
activities have emerged in the Western Mediterranean region, such as some caves and …

The indigenous populations of La Palma (Canary Islands), who arrived on the island from
Northwest Africa ca. 2000 years BP, were predominantly pastoralists. Yet, many aspects of …

Fumier deposits are the product of the recurrent use of caves and rock shelters for stabling
livestock and the periodic burning of the resulting dung. Their chronologies in the …

The archaeological site of El Mirador is located in the southern slope of the Sierra de
Atapuerca. The work developed at the site is providing a substantial set of data from the …

Prehistoric pen accumulations in rockshelters and caves are indicators of the history of
pastoralism beginning in the Neolithic period. This paper characterises the stabling …

The interest in the identification of animal species housed in caves or rock-shelters used as
livestock pen and herding management along prehistoric and historic ages, is increasing to …

Early husbandry practices that include herd management and the use of livestock areas
such as sheepfold caves can be analysed in the context of different disciplines (eg …

Soil micromorphology is the microscopic study of the soil, and since it usually employs the
use of petrographic thin sections, it is similar to the geological discipline of petrography. The …

The issue of resource exploitation, both plants and animals, by Neolithic communities has
always attracted vast interest. In particular, resource exploitation at mountain cave sites is …