Article Title：La Tene and Gallo-Roman natural environments and human impact at the Touffreville rural settlement, reconstructed from Coleoptera and plant macroremains (Calvados, France)
Abstract：
The archaeological site of the Touffreville rural settlement (Calvados, France) has yielded rich assemblages of Coleoptera and plant macroremains dating from the period spanning the transition between the La Tene and Gallo-Roman periods, providing us with the opportunity of carrying out the first joint analysis of plant and insect macroremains from an archaeological context in France. The study of these assemblages has resulted in a detailed reconstruction of the natural and anthropogenic environment of the settlement, and provides information concerning cultivated plants. There is also novel data concerning the ancient distribution of some Coleopteran and plant species which cover a much more restricted area today, such as the relict species Limoniscus violaceus (Coleoptera Elateridae) or Orlaya grandiflora (Umbelliferae). Copyright 2000 Academic Press
Keywords: coleoptera analysis; plant macroremain analysis; palaeoenvironment; human impact; La Tene and Gallo-Roman periods; France
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0514
Source：JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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