Forest and agricultural dynamics in the Haouz plain over the last millennium: Archaeobotanical and isotopic research at Aghmat (Morocco)

Ros Jérôme, Badri Fatima-Ezzahra, Cartier Amandine, Marie Benoît, Fili Abdallah, Capel Chloé, Mion Leïa, Canal Sandrine, Fourel François, Heritier-Salama Violaine, Bouby Laurent, Bentaleb Ilham. 2024. Forest and agricultural dynamics in the Haouz plain over the last millennium: Archaeobotanical and isotopic research at Aghmat (Morocco). Human Ecology, 52 : 255-271.

Résumé : Over the last millennium, the town of Aghmat (Morocco) has undergone major socio-economic changes, raising the question of how these transformations have affected the development of agricultural systems and exploited landscapes over time. This preliminary pilot study brings together for the first time carpological, anthracological, and isotopic results from the Aghmat archaeological program that show a certain stability for staple productions (cereals, fruit) over the last millennium, and the exploitation of various landscapes. A shift appears to occur during the late Middle Ages, potentially due to more favorable conditions, with a specialization in olive cultivation as early as the fourteenth century, and significant deforestation following this olive growing boom. During the modern period, the importance of olive cultivation is confirmed, whether or not in conjunction with a decline in water availability and what appears to be irreversible deforestation.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Hordeum distichon, production forestière, déboisement, Tetraclinis, charbon de bois, Olea europaea, Tetraclinis articulata, paysage agricole

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Maroc, France, région méditerranéenne

Mots-clés libres : Medieval period, Muslim agriculture, Irrigation, Crop fertilization, Archaeobotany, Stable isotopes, Water use efficiency, Olive cultivation, Aghmat, Morocco

Agences de financement hors UE : Institut National des Sciences de l’Archéologie et du Patrimoine, Fondation Aghmat, Fondation Jardin Majorelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Projets sur financement : (FRA) AGHMAT: Agrosystèmes Historiques du Maroc: Adaptations, Transformations - L’exemple de la région du Haouz

Auteurs et affiliations

• Ros Jérôme, Université de Montpellier (FRA) - auteur correspondant
• Badri Fatima-Ezzahra, INSAP (MAR)
• Cartier Amandine, Université de Montpellier (FRA)
• Marie Benoît, CIRAD-PERSYST-UMR Eco&Sols (FRA)
• Fili Abdallah, Université Chouaïb Doukkali (MAR)
• Capel Chloé, CNRS (FRA)
• Mion Leïa, Cardiff University (GBR)
• Canal Sandrine, Université de Montpellier (FRA)
• Fourel François, UCBL (FRA)
• Heritier-Salama Violaine, Service du patrimoine culturel de l'Isère (FRA)
• Bouby Laurent, Université de Montpellier (FRA)
• Bentaleb Ilham, Université de Montpellier (FRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/614224/)

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