Археоботанички налази дивљих биљних врста на неолитским и енеолитским локалитетима у праисторији Бугарскe
THE ARCHAEOBOTANICAL RECORDS OF WILD PLANTS FROM THE NEOLITHIC AND CHALCOLITHIC SETTLEMENTS IN BULGARIA

Summary/Abstract: In prehistoric times, humans combined a variety of food provision strategies and in order to ensure a balanced diet. These strategies largely depended upon locally available natural resources. Even after animal husbandry and agriculture emerged, strategies such as wild plant gathering and hunting remained reliable methods of food procurement. The information about gathering of wild edible plants in prehistoric times in Bulgaria derives from the finds of wild plant seeds and fruit stones in archaeobotanical samples. The archaeobotanical data on wild plants and fruits show a regular presence of Cornelian cherry tree, grapes, walnut, hazelnuts, acorns, and seeds from different shrubby plants and herbs. The evidence clearly demonstrates that, during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic times in the territory of Bulgaria, agricultural societies made use of different resources to ensure regular and diverse food supplies.

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