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Archeobotanichal Analysis of Findings from Torčec-Gradić Archeological Site

Abstract

Predočeni su rezultati arheobotaničke analize uzoraka s lokaliteta Torčec - Gradić kraj Koprivnice iz slojeva iz brončanog doba te razvijenog (13. st.) i kasnog (15. st.) srednjeg vijeka. Biljni ostaci najvećim dijelom pripadaju samoniklim biljkama koje odražavaju prisustvo i utjecaj čovjeka te veliku vlažnost područja na kojem se nalazi lokalitet. U manjem broju nađene su i kultivirane vrste koje indiciraju bavljenje poljodjelstvom (ječam, Hordeum vulgare i pravi pir, Triticum spelta) te vinogradarstvom (vinova loza, Vitis vinifera) i voćarstvom (breskva, Prunus persica).The article deals with analysis results from samples found at archeological site Torčec - Gradić, nearby Koprivnica. The samples originate from earth layers of the Bronze Era, Advanced (13th century) and late Middle Ages (15th century). Botanical remains are mostly from wild-growing plants, which show presence and influence of man, as well as high humidity of the region, where this locality is situated. To a smaller extent we found cultivated species, which indicate population in agriculture (barley, Hordeum vulgare and Triticum spelta), vineyard growing (vineyard, Vitis vinifera) and fruit orchards (peach, Prunus persica)

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