Plant macroremains from the Roman harbour of Pisa (Italy)

Andrea Bertacchi, Tiziana Lombardi, Alessandra Sani and Paolo Emilio Tomei

Environmental Archaeology, 2008, vol. 13, issue 2, 181-188

Abstract: Results relating to the identification of macroscopic plant remains (leaves, fruits, seeds) discovered during the archaeological excavation of the Roman harbour of Pisa, in Tuscany, Italy are reported. The plant samples include the cultivated species Prunus spp., Corylus, Olea, Vicia, Juglans and the nemoral wild species Salix spp., Quercus spp., Fagus, Ulmus, Alnus. The remains of cultivated plants — fragments of fruits and seeds — were perhaps part of the boats' cargo or stores for the crew's meals. In the case of the wild taxa, the simultaneous presence of fruit and leaves, suggests that the remains recovered came from the forest vegetation bordering the area of excavation and the adjacent higher grounds, thus delineating a new vegetation landscape for the ager pisanus.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1179/174963108X343290

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