Archaeobotany in an era of change and challenge

Potential and Fragility of Macro- And Micro-Remains

Bibliographic Data

ID3918974
AuthorsMarian Berihuete‐azorín (0000-0002-6248-1562, Department of Prehistory, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain, corresponding author), C Kerfant (0000-0002-4297-5469, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), Ethel Allué (0000-0002-2431-0025, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), Aitor Burguet-Coca (0000-0002-1866-816X, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), Francesc Burjachs (0000-0002-7200-9552, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), I Expósito Barea (0000-0002-2084-5487, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), T Fernández Iriarte (0009-0008-4194-1698, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), B Garay Palacios (0000-0003-3576-8784, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), J Revelles (0000-0003-4803-9513, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), Andrés Robledo (0000-0002-6273-0610, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), D Rodríguez Antón (0000-0003-4116-2308, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain), Claudia Speciale (0000-0003-1527-9000, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA), Tarragona, Spain)
Year2023
Volume55
Issue3
Pages299-314
Publication date2023-05-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.2024.2382140
OpenAlexW4401526735
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited72

Apart from helping us understand past communities' response to climate change and their plant management resilience mechanisms, archaeobotanical information may also serve as a basis to rethink our economic system and implement new solutions to current challenges (e.g. re-adopt forgotten crops or implement circular economy models). Already fragile by nature, the integrity of archaeobotanical heritage is affected by current climate events, such as changes in temperature and precipitation. One consequence is the loss of precious knowledge about past economies and human-environment interactions and its potential to inform us on questions relevant to the present and future. With the Iberian Peninsula as an example, we present a thoughtful insight into the manifold kind of information derived from archaeobotanical assemblages and the harm in losing it. Finally, we call for action to fight against climate change while drawing archaeologists' attention to the importance of protecting archaeobotanical heritage

Agriculture · Archaeology · Biology · Climate change · Geography · Harm · Paleoethnobotany · Peninsula · Political science · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Ecology · History · Law