@article{5875e7b89b2c45fe9d77e2113ef9e420,
title = "Use of fungi for tinder at the Early Neolithic settlement of La Draga (NE Iberia)",
abstract = "The purpose of this work is to contribute to the knowledge of the role of fungi in prehistoric human societies and, in particular, to determine their use as tinder in fire-lighting technologies. The case of La Draga (Banyoles, NE Spain), an Early Neolithic site with extraordinary conservation of organic materials, is presented. At this site, a well preserved and abundant assemblage of fruiting bodies of fungi has been recovered in a waterlogged environment. The comparison of the taxa identified with evidence of fungal spores is analysed in order to provide a better understanding of the process of fungi incorporation into the archaeological site. Finds at La Draga demonstrate that the gathering of bracket fungi was a frequent practice during the Early Neolithic occupation. A total of 86 fruiting bodies have been studied and six different taxa have been identified: Ganoderma adspersum, Daldinia concentrica, Daedalea quercina, Lenzites warnieri, Coriolopsis gallica, and Skeletocutis nivea. The taxa identified in the fruiting bodies have not been identified among the fungal spores from the soil sediments. Comparison of the presence of fungal spores and fruiting bodies provides additional arguments to support the hypothesis that bracket fungi were gathered, dried and stored to be used by the inhabitants of La Draga.",
keywords = "Fruiting bodies, Fungi, Neolithic, Spores, Tinder",
author = "Raquel Piqu{\'e} and Jordi Revelles and Marian Berihuete-Azor{\'i}n and {Girbal Llad{\'o}}, Josep and Antoni Palomo and Xavier Terradas",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovaci{\'o}n y Universidades, Spain (grant numbers HAR2009-13494-C02-01 and 02 , HAR2012-38838-C02-01 and 02 , HAR2016-76534-C2-1 and 2 ). The archaeological excavation was funded by the Departament de Cultura ( Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain ) (2014/100822). The authors are member of the research groups supported by AGAUR-Generalitat de Catalunya: TEDAS 2017 SGR 243 (R.P., A.P.), ASD 2017 SGR 995 (X.T.), GAPS 2017 SGR 836 (J.R.). R.P is a beneficiary of ICREA-Academia grant. J.R. is beneficiary of Juan de la Cierva fellowship (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades, Spain). The authors would like to thank Ajuntament de Banyoles, the Centre d{\textquoteright}Arqueologia Subaqu{\`a}tica, Universitat Aut{\`o}noma de Barcelona, Spanish National Research Council–IMF and the Museu d{\textquoteright}Arqueologia de Catalunya for supporting the work at La Draga site, and to the students, researchers and professionals who have participated in the excavation since the 1990s. The English translation of the original text written in Spanish was by Peter Smith. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.quaint.2019.12.002",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s estadounidense",
volume = "541",
pages = "152--161",
journal = "Quaternary International",
issn = "1040-6182",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}