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History and traditional cultivation ofLathyrus sativus L. andLathyrus citera L. in the Iberian peninsula

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Recent ethnographic research carried out in Spain has allowed the cultivation ofLathyrus sativus L. andL. cicera L. to be documented. Both species already appear in the Spanish archaeological record. Grown under traditional farming systems,L. sativus L. andL. cicera L. are still used for human consumption (onlyL. sativus L.) and both are used for fodder. Data on cultivation history, fanning practices, crop processing sequence and uses are here presented, which will enable a better understanding of their possible roles in prehistoric times.

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  1. Laboratorio de Arqueozooloía, Departmento Biologia, Universidad Autónoma Madrid, E-28049, Madrid, Spain

    Leonor Peña-Chocarro

  2. Departmento de Geografía, Prehistoria, Arqueología, Facultad Filología, Geografia e Historia, UPV/EHUF, Tomás y Valiente s/n, E-01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

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Peña-Chocarro, L., Zapata Peña, L. History and traditional cultivation ofLathyrus sativus L. andLathyrus citera L. in the Iberian peninsula. Veget Hist Archaebot 8, 49–52 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02042842

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