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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Sicily and the process of Neolithisation: a review of the archaeobotanical data
Contributor:
Speciale, Claudia
Published:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024
Published in:
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 33 (2024) 1, Seite 185-194
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/s00334-023-00963-9
ISSN:
0939-6314;
1617-6278
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
AbstractThis review paper analyses the first steps of the spread of domestic plants into Sicily. Despite being the biggest island of the Mediterranean and its central position, the process of arrival and diffusion of crops in Sicily is still poorly understood. Starting from the limited but significant record from Grotta dell’Uzzo, the plant macrofossil data are presented and discussed with some comparison with the pollen, zooarchaeological and obsidian data. The closest regions to Sicily, from where these domesticates may have come, are discussed. The arrival of domesticated plants in Sicily fits perfectly with the model of dispersal by sea. The introduction of crops was a slow process that covered the whole of the Neolithic period. The intention is to raise interest in this field and to inspire researchers to analyse more plant macro- and micro-remains from prehistoric archaeological contexts in Sicily.