Publications by authors named "Joao Pedro Tereso"
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- - Recent discoveries in Northwest Iberia reveal some of the earliest Western European remains of rye, dating back to between the 3rd century and the first half of the 1st century BCE, but their chronological and cultural contexts have not been fully analyzed.
- - Rye was typically present in archaeological samples alongside spelt and other cereals, likely functioning as a weed in those early agricultural fields, before disappearing for about two centuries.
- - After its absence, rye reemerged in the 3rd-4th centuries CE as a significant crop, with notable changes in grain size only appearing in a settlement from the 10th-11th century, indicating limited evolution in grain morphology prior to the Medieval period.
Small rural places are largely absent from early medieval written sources, but they were profuse and relevant in regional settlements and economies. Only through archaeological and archaeobotanical investigation is it possible to unveil their structure and productive strategies; however, this kind of investigation is still uncommon in Iberia. Here, the assemblage of fruits/seeds, wood charcoal, and food remains from Senhora do Barrocal (SB) (Sátão, Portugal) will be presented and discussed in order to understand the crop production, processing, and storage.
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