Wood charcoal analyses from the Muge shell middens: results from samples of the 2010/2011

Wood charcoal analyses were carried out at Cabeco da Amoreira (Muge shell middens), a Mesolithic settlement dated from 8100 to 7500 cal BP. The charcoals were scattered in the sediments and samples were collected from different areas of the site. Here we present the results of the analysis of 1601 charcoal fragments retrieved during the 2010/2011 excavations from three different contexts. The results reveal a clear predominance of pine and conifer wood in the assemblage. Evergreen and deciduous Quercus are also present as well as one fragment of Arbutus unedo in one of the contexts.