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Wild, managed and cultivated plants in northern Iberia: an archaeobotanical approach to Medieval plant exploitation in the Basque Country
Results from an archaeobotanical study of three Medieval and Post-Medieval sites of the
Basque Country are presented. Data reveals the presence of a large range of plant
species from different types of productive spaces: agricultural fields, orchards and gardens,
and forests which complemented each other to provide different types of resources
to the inhabitants of the area. Species such as the medlar (Mespilus germanica), the
quince (Cydonia oblonga) or the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) are documented for the
first time in the Iberian Peninsula.The work of L. Peña-Chocarro is part of the project Nuevos cultivos,
nuevos paisajes: Agricultura y antropización del paisaje entre las
primeras sociedades campesinas del norte peninsular (HAR2011-
23716) directed by L. Zapata (UPV)Peer reviewe