Archaeobotany, vine growing and wine producing in Roman Southern France:the site of Gasquinoy (Béziers, Hérault)
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2010
- handle: 10670/1.ma0vjd
- hal: hal-02268935
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southern France roman period vine growing wine making plantation pits Archaeobotany vitis viniferaSujets proches
Assemblages, Archaeobotanical Archaeobotanical material Archaeobotanical assemblages Archaeobotanical remains Remains, Archaeobotanical Botany in archaeology Vegetal remains (Archaeology) Phytoarchaeology Material, Archaeobotanical Archaeological plant remains Remains, Plant (Archaeology) Remains, Vegetal (Archaeology) Botanical archaeology Archaeology, Botanical Archaeobotany Wine grapes Grape Vitis Grape vines Grapevines Southern France Occitanie (France) Occitania (France) Midi (France) South of France (France) palaeoethnobotany paleoethnobotany arqueoetnobotánica paléobotaniqueCiter ce document
Isabel Figueiral et al., « Archaeobotany, vine growing and wine producing in Roman Southern France:the site of Gasquinoy (Béziers, Hérault) », HAL-SHS : archéologie, ID : 10670/1.ma0vjd
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Unequivocal evidence of Roman vine cultivation and wine making is provided from studies of combinedarchaeological remains from the site of Gasquinoy (Southern France). Waterlogged and charred plantmaterial (fruits/seeds/wood) collected from wells located in the close vicinity of cultivated fields andwine making establishments confirms the local significance of this activity. The results offer insights onparticular aspects of wine production (‘traumatic’ treading of grapes and straining) and provide evidenceof secondary agricultural activities such as cereal production and fruit tree cultivation. The potential useof monocotyledonous stems such as Arundo/Phragmites in the farming system is discussed.