Kakucs-Turján - A case study of macrobotanical formation processes and plant economy from the Hungarian Bronze Age

The Kakucs-Turján archaeological site was investigated by a Polish-Hungarian-German research team of archaeologists and various specialists. This volume explores the plant economy of Early and Middle Bronze Age Kakucs-Turján based on systematically sampled macrobotanical remains. The study provides a comprehensive consideration of the plant-related activities and (post-)depositional processes that have contributed to the formation of the charred deposits, and it considers the character of the plant-food economy (cultivation, processing, storage, etc.) that was practiced by the inhabitants. The results emphasise the importance of a detailed consideration of site-formation processes in macrobotanical studies of stratified settlements, and further illustrate the unique character of the crop spectrum of this particular Vatya community.