Palaeoenvironmental record of the Cal Maurici wetland sediment archive in Barcelona (NE Iberian Peninsula) between c. 6000 and 4000 cal. yr BP

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ID19687212
AutoresJoan Daura (0000-0002-8364-3655, University of Lisbon, autor de correspondencia), M Sanz (0000-0002-2263-0121, University of Lisbon), Jordi Ramos (Associació de Tècnics d’Investigacions Culturals i Socials (ATICS), Spain), Santiago Riera Mora (0000-0001-7731-2692, Seminari d’Estudis i Recerques Prehistòriques, Departament de Prehistòria, Història Antiga i Arqueologia, Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain), Yannick Miras (0000-0002-4055-4134, CNRS, GEOLAB, UMR 6042, Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale, France), Ethel Allué (0000-0002-2431-0025, Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Philip Banks (0000-0002-2704-1588, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social), Llorenç Picornell-Gelabert (0000-0003-0662-110X, ArqueoUIB: Grup de recerca en Cultura Material i gestió del Patrimoni Arqueològic, Departament de Ciències Històriques i Teoria de les Arts, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain), Dani López-Reyes (Departament de Prehistòria, Història Antiga i Arqueologia, Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain), Rosa M Albert (0000-0003-1722-9445, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats), Laia Macià (L’Equip de Recerca Arqueològica i Arqueomètrica de la Universitat de Barcelona (ERAAUB), Departament de Prehistòria, Història Antiga i Arqueologia, Facultat de Geografia i Història, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain), Rafael Doménech (0000-0002-4174-8942, Universitat de Barcelona), Rosa Domènech (Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) and Departament d’Estratigrafia, Paleontologia i Geociències Marines, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain), Jordi Martinell (0000-0003-2638-8106, Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) and Departament d’Estratigrafia, Paleontologia i Geociències Marines, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain), Joan J Fornós (0000-0002-3131-1085, Grup de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain), Ramon Julià (Institut Ciències de la Terra ‘Jaume Almera’, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain)
Año2016
Volumen26
Número7
Páginas1020-1039
Fecha de publicación2016-04-22
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Holocene (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0959-6836 • E-ISSN: 1477-0911
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0959683616632891
OpenAlexW2338294343
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas45

This study presents the results of a multi-proxy analysis conducted to improve our understanding of the palaeoenvironmental conditions of the freshwater and brackish marshes of Cal Maurici (Barcelona, Spain) and the human impact on them during the mid-Holocene (6171–3891 cal. yr BP). The study integrates data from pollen, phytolith, diatom, charcoal, seeds and malacological analyses and helps to reconstruct the ecological conditions during the early establishment of farming communities in western Mediterranean facade. The results indicate a landscape dominated by Mediterranean vegetation with aquatic plants in the shallow marshes and well-developed forests in the nearby area, providing for the first time in the Holocene of NE Iberian Peninsula the palaeoecological conditions of deltaic areas. Ecofactual evidence indicates an initial landscape dominated by brackish marshes (6171–5773 cal. yr BP) in which Ruppia cf. maritima was predominant and human impact was low. Between 5026 and 4839 cal yr. BP, freshwater conditions expanded with an increase in Potamogeton sp. and the presence of Typha angustifolia and Spirogyra sp. algae with well-developed oak woodlands and deciduous trees in nearby areas. The expansion of evergreen forest occurred later (from 4960 to 4825 cal. yr BP until 3712 cal. yr BP), with the decline of deciduous woodland and the expansion of evergreen oaks, pinewoods, wild olive trees and box, coinciding with a period of increased human activity in the area. Additionally, the presence of marine resources at several archaeological excavation sites and domestic plants at Cal Maurici provides an opportunity to evaluate the interaction between earlier farmers and marine or deltaic ecosystems

Archaeology · Biology · Deciduous · Evergreen · Geography · Holocene · Marsh · Mediterranean climate · Physical geography · Wetland · Woodland · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Ecology · Geology