CÂTEVA CONSIDERATII DE ORDIN PALEOETNOBOTANIC PRIVIND UTILIZAREA FRUCTELOR DE QUERCUS SP. ÎN CADRUL DIETEI UMANE ÎN PREISTORIE
PALEOTHNOBOTANICAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS USES OF QUERCUS SP. ACORNS WITHIN HUMAN DIET IN PREHISTORY TIMES

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the archaeobotanical results carried out on a sample containing carbonised acorns. The sample was picked from an archaeological context from Carei- Bobald site dated as middle Bronze Age. The sample counts about 300 oak acorns. The Quercus fruits were used in varied ways within human diet over the time. In some regions of the world these fruits are still an important reserve of food. Their nutritive value was discovered by humans starting with Neolithic times.

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