Changes in the perception of and the interaction with the environment from the Mesolithic (10300-8500 cal BC) to the Early Neolithic (c. 5400 cal BC) in Can Sadurní Cave (Begues, Barcelona province, Spain). A view from the archaeobotanical data

Societies build a determinate perception of and certain ways of interaction with the environment in order to maintain their systems of production and reproduction. Perception in Prehistory can be studied from the material evidences left by the interaction between different groups and their environment. In this paper, we will be approaching interaction mainly from the archaeobotanical data (both charcoal and seed/fruit remains) of the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic layers of Can Sadurní Cave (Barcelona, Spain). Our results show clear differences in resource exploitation between the last hunters and gatherers and the first farmers of the area, which are not only related to the changes in the environment but also to the use of the space in the cave (the interaction with the environment) and the social perception of the environment