Montane pine forests reached the northeastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula 50,000 years ago
Monday, July 30, 2018 - 09:40
in Earth & Climate
The analysis of charcoal from the hearths of the Cova Gran settlement, located in Les Avellanes-Santa Linya, Lleida, at 385 metres above sea level, confirms that montane forests of the northeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula covered the Pyrenees and reached the Mediterranean coast some 50,000 to 15,000 years ago, with a large predominance of montane pine trees and most probably Scots pine.