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Archaeobotanical research of the prehistoric site Donja Dolina

Plant remains from the archaeological site Donja Dolina near Bosanska Gradiška were analysed. Findings from pile-dwellings settlement dates back to the Early Iron Age (Hallstatt). In total, 707 plant macrofossils were determined, includingseeds, fruits and other plant remains, and they were mostly found in the carbonized state. Only fruits of useful wild plants (Cornus masand Rubus fruticosus) were non-carbonized. The most abundant were cereals that constituted 91.09% of the finds (Triticum dicoccon, T. spelta, T. monococcum, T. aestivum, Hordeum vulgare, Setaria italica).Legumes (Vicia faba), admixture crops and useful wild plants were found in small quantities. The cultivated cereals and legumes were probably grown in the immediate vicinity of the settlement. Pile-dwelling inhabitants from Donja Dolina were primarily cattle-breeders and agriculturist, however, gathering, hunting, and fishing were important supplementary activities. The comparison of the findings from pile-dwellings in Donja Dolina and other similar Iron Age sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina shows that cereals were the most common plant remains of all localities, so were the pulses, only in significantly smaller quantity. Gathering wild fruits was also very important for inhabitants of almost all sites.

plant macrofossils, cereals, pile dwellings, Iron Age, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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