The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)

This research aims to shed light on the early stages of agricultural development in Northern Africa through the analysis of the rich macro-botanical assemblages obtained from Ifri Oudadane, an Epipalaeolithic-Early Neolithic site from North-East Morocco. Results indicate the presence of domesticated...

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Autores: Morales Mateos, Jacob, Pérez Jordá, Guillem, Peña-Chocarro, Leonor, Zapata, Lydia, Ruiz Alonso, Mónica, López Sáez, José Antonio, Linstädter, Jörg
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/93634
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/93634
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Basketry
Wild plant gathering
Archaeobotany
Morocco
Epipalaeolithic
Early Neolithic
Origin of agriculture
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spelling The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)Morales Mateos, JacobPérez Jordá, GuillemPeña-Chocarro, LeonorZapata, LydiaRuiz Alonso, MónicaLópez Sáez, José AntonioLinstädter, JörgBasketryWild plant gatheringArchaeobotanyMoroccoEpipalaeolithicEarly NeolithicOrigin of agricultureThis research aims to shed light on the early stages of agricultural development in Northern Africa through the analysis of the rich macro-botanical assemblages obtained from Ifri Oudadane, an Epipalaeolithic-Early Neolithic site from North-East Morocco. Results indicate the presence of domesticated plants, cereals (Hordeum vulgare, Triticum monococcum/. dicoccum, Triticum durum and Triticum aestivum/. durum) and pulses (Lens culinaris and Pisum sativum) in the Early Neolithic. One lentil has been dated to 7611 ± 37 cal BP representing the oldest direct date of a domesticated plant seed in Morocco and, by extension, in North Africa. Similarities in both radiocarbon dates and crop assemblages from Early Neolithic sites in Northern Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula suggest a simultaneous East to West maritime spread of agriculture along the shores of the Western Mediterranean. Wild plants were abundantly collected in both the Epipalaeolithic and the Early Neolithic periods pointing to the important role of these resources during the two periods. In addition to fruits and seeds that could have been consumed by both humans and domesticated animals, fragments of esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima) rhizomes have been identified. This is a western Mediterranean native plant that may have been used as a source of fibres for basketry. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013)/ERC Grant Agreement n° 230561. In addition, the research has also benefited from the project I-COOP0011 funded by the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) and from projects TPC-CSD2OO7-00058 and CGL2011-30512-C02-01 and HAR2008-09120/HIST funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain. Fieldwork was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the frame of the CRC 806 “Our way to Europe”.Peer ReviewedElsevierEuropean CommissionConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)German Research FoundationPérez Jordá, Guillem [0000-0003-1459-0219]Peña-Chocarro, Leonor [0000-0002-7807-8778]López Sáez, José Antonio [0000-0002-3122-2744]Zapata, Lydia [0000-0003-0804-4676]Ruiz Alonso, Mónica [0000-0002-7794-4451]2014201420132014info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://hdl.handle.net/10261/93634reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/230561info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/936342026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)
title The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)
spellingShingle The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)
Morales Mateos, Jacob
Basketry
Wild plant gathering
Archaeobotany
Morocco
Epipalaeolithic
Early Neolithic
Origin of agriculture
title_short The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)
title_full The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)
title_fullStr The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)
title_full_unstemmed The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)
title_sort The origins of agriculture in North-West Africa: Macro-botanical remains from Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic levels of Ifri Oudadane (Morocco)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Morales Mateos, Jacob
Pérez Jordá, Guillem
Peña-Chocarro, Leonor
Zapata, Lydia
Ruiz Alonso, Mónica
López Sáez, José Antonio
Linstädter, Jörg
author Morales Mateos, Jacob
author_facet Morales Mateos, Jacob
Pérez Jordá, Guillem
Peña-Chocarro, Leonor
Zapata, Lydia
Ruiz Alonso, Mónica
López Sáez, José Antonio
Linstädter, Jörg
author_role author
author2 Pérez Jordá, Guillem
Peña-Chocarro, Leonor
Zapata, Lydia
Ruiz Alonso, Mónica
López Sáez, José Antonio
Linstädter, Jörg
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv European Commission
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
German Research Foundation
Pérez Jordá, Guillem [0000-0003-1459-0219]
Peña-Chocarro, Leonor [0000-0002-7807-8778]
López Sáez, José Antonio [0000-0002-3122-2744]
Zapata, Lydia [0000-0003-0804-4676]
Ruiz Alonso, Mónica [0000-0002-7794-4451]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Basketry
Wild plant gathering
Archaeobotany
Morocco
Epipalaeolithic
Early Neolithic
Origin of agriculture
topic Basketry
Wild plant gathering
Archaeobotany
Morocco
Epipalaeolithic
Early Neolithic
Origin of agriculture
description This research aims to shed light on the early stages of agricultural development in Northern Africa through the analysis of the rich macro-botanical assemblages obtained from Ifri Oudadane, an Epipalaeolithic-Early Neolithic site from North-East Morocco. Results indicate the presence of domesticated plants, cereals (Hordeum vulgare, Triticum monococcum/. dicoccum, Triticum durum and Triticum aestivum/. durum) and pulses (Lens culinaris and Pisum sativum) in the Early Neolithic. One lentil has been dated to 7611 ± 37 cal BP representing the oldest direct date of a domesticated plant seed in Morocco and, by extension, in North Africa. Similarities in both radiocarbon dates and crop assemblages from Early Neolithic sites in Northern Morocco and the Iberian Peninsula suggest a simultaneous East to West maritime spread of agriculture along the shores of the Western Mediterranean. Wild plants were abundantly collected in both the Epipalaeolithic and the Early Neolithic periods pointing to the important role of these resources during the two periods. In addition to fruits and seeds that could have been consumed by both humans and domesticated animals, fragments of esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima) rhizomes have been identified. This is a western Mediterranean native plant that may have been used as a source of fibres for basketry. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
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