正 Archaeobotanical remains from the Early Neolithic site of Campo Ceresole(Vhò di Piadena,Cremona)and other Neolithic sites of the Po Valley(Northern Italy).The Authors present the results of theanthracological identifications carried out on the remains brought to light during the excavations at the lateseventh millennium BP site of Campo Ceresole(Cremona).The commonest species of the Early Neolithicbelong to Fraxinus and Quercus,while the domestic cereals include Triticum monococcum,Triticum aestivumand Hordeum sp.The charcoals from the Roman canals demonstrate the spread of Carpinus,a species thatmakes its appearance during the Subboreal.A similar situation is that of the Middle Neolithic Square MouthedPottery site of Casatico di Marcaria(Mantua)where oak predominates,and that of Rivarolo Mantovano,aslightly later site of the same Culture,the charcoals from which almost exclusively belong to Quercus.Theincreasing number of analyses is improving our knowledge on the forest cover of different archaeologicalperiods and regions of Northern Italy.
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