Vegetation and firewood uses in the western Catalan plain from Neolithic to the Middle Age

In this study is presented the synthesis of the results of the anthracological analysis in the western Catalan plain from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages. The data is evaluated in order to provide a preliminary approximation on the development of vegetation and forest exploitation. S. Vila is funded by a FI-DGR 2010 scholarship,granted by the Generalitat de Catalunya (AGAUR), in the framework of the projects HAR2008-05256, and SGR2009-198.