Ploughing the land: the implementation of the agrarian model in the prehistory of the Balearic Islands

From the beginning of the first millennium BC, the western Mediterranean underwent a profound transformation of agricultural systems. New crops were introduced, such as fruit trees and various species, work tools were perfected and, in some regions, an agricultural model geared towards production and exchange was introduced.

However, this process did not occur simultaneously or homogeneously everywhere. While some territories quickly joined these new dynamics, other areas, such as some of the Balearic Islands, maintained traditional agricultural systems for much of the millennium.

This diversity of rhythms and trajectories raises key questions: why did some territories adopt these changes earlier? What social, environmental or cultural factors influenced it?

These questions are the starting point of the talk, as well as an invitation to explore the origins and changes in the world of agriculture in the Mediterranean.

By Guillem Pérez Jordà, a benchmark in archaeological research linked to the study of crops and professor at the University of Valencia.

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