Shepherds and plants in the Alps: multi-proxy archaeobotanical analysis of neolithic dung from “La Grande Rivoire” (Isère,France) |
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| Authors: | Claire Delhon,Lucie Martin,Jacqueline Argant,Sté phanie Thié bault |
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| Affiliation: | 1. UMR 6130 CNRS CEPAM, 250 rue Albert Einstein, Sophia Antipolis, F-06650 Valbonne, France;2. UMR 7041 CNRS, Protohistoire européenne, MAE René Ginouvès, 21 allée de l''Université, F–92023 Nanterre Cedex, France;3. Institute for Prehistory and Archaeological Science IPAS, Basel University, Spalenring 145, CH-4055 Basel, France;4. UMR 6636 CNRS, Institut Dolomieu, 15 rue Maurice Gignoux, F–38031 Grenoble/ARPA UFR des Sciences de la Terre, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Géode, 2 rue R. Dubois, F–69622 Villeurbanne cedex, France |
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| Abstract: | The analysis of phytoliths, pollen, charcoal and other macroremains was carried out in the neolithic shelter of “La Grande Rivoire”, Vercors massif (French Alps). The results show the predominance of tree species, in the form of phytoliths, clustered pollen, stomata, small branches charcoal, needles, bark, buds… The practice of leaf fodder is already known in the alpine and circum-alpine area from archaeological and historical sources. The analyses of the neolithic dung levels of “La Grande Rivoire” illustrate the use of leafy and flowering tree branches as fodder. The results also suggest that some species were used for special purpose in relation with the tending of livestock (litter, dietary supplement, veterinary practices). |
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| Keywords: | Phytolith Plant macroremains Charcoal Pollen Neolithic Fodder Agro-pastoral practices French Alps |
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