Settlements and cemeteries in Bronze Age Croatia: The archaeobotanical evidence

The Bronze Age in Europe is a dynamic time characterised by an increase long-distance mobility and interaction, changes social organisation, technological advancements evolving agricultural practices. In particular, we see the range of crops grown from middle Age, including introduction new crops, such as broomcorn millet broad bean. However, evidence practices Croatia limited. This paper presents archaeobotanical data collected ten settlements cemeteries continental Croatia. Overall, density plant remains was low consisted either cereal grains or wild taxa, with majority coming Mačkovac-Crišnjevi. Oats (Avena sp.) (Panicum miliaceum) are most dominant cereals, followed small numbers barley (Hordeum vulgare), emmer (Triticum dicoccum) free-threshing wheat aestivum/durum). composition botanical comparable to neighbouring regions, although occurrence especially oats not seen any significance until Iron Age.