Resumen de Charcoal analysis at Drakaina Cave, Kephalonia, Ionian islands, Greece. A case study of a specialized Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic site
The paper presents the results of wood charcoal analysis from Drakaina Cave, Kephalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece, for the Late Neolithic and the Chalcolithic period. The site is located at the south-eastern part of the island in the Gorge of Poros. According to the wood charcoal analysis, a rich environment would have existed in the gorge where evergreen and deciduous species as well as some conifers would have grown. Phillyrea and both evergreen and deciduous oaks would have been the most abundant taxa. No significant changes occurred in the vegetation of the area from the Late Neolithic to the Chalcolithic. Microenvironments existing in the gorge would have supported the preservation of dynamic and rich ecosystems but the critical factor would have been the discontinuous, specialized use of the cave.
