Raquel Pique
I'm archaeologist, my interest is centered in hunter gatherer and early farmers societies. I'm working on the technological uses of plants. Archaeobotany and ethnoarchaeology are the main approach to this topic. I'm working at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. My current research is focused in the early Neolithic site of La Draga (North-east of Iberian Peninsula).
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Even so, the Fuegian hunter-gatherers may be somewhat dierent to other groups living in comparable latitudes. The reason is the low plant diversity, which comprises only 417 native species. Moreover, geographical and seasonal constraints related to the species growing in the region, also conditioned the exploitation of plant resources.
Plants however, had their particular role within the framework of the Fuegian economy: they were a constant source of raw materials, as well as a valuable source of food which complemented the other dietary resources including meat and seafood.
This chapter focuses on the relationship of those groups with the plant resources available in their region. Ethnographic and archaeological data will be combined in order to provide a better understanding of plant consumption and its role within the broader context of the other available food resources.
El Castrelín de San Juan de Paluezas, Pedreiras del Lago, Chaos de Mourán, Castro Orellán, Cerro Pendón (Iron Age-roman
period), Mourela (medieval-postmedieval period).
Charcoal and wood samples were analysed from these different sites, most of which were settlements dating from prehistoric to
historical times. The results were recorded in a specific archaeobotany database, which was used in combination with a GIS program to analyse the different spatial contexts of the samples on both a microscale and intrasite level, and within a broader geographical context. The results show the different uses of wood within the settlements and the differences and continuities between geographical areas and chronological periods.