Abstract:

This paper outlines the archaeological and historical interpretation of bioarchaeological data extracted from the settlement of Biniparratx Petit, in Minorca. Collecting faunal remains and archaeobotanical samples allowed the analysis of the use and exploitation of species in relation to production and consumption activities in the settlement over a large period covering from the Iron Age until the beginnings of the Roman Period. Interpretation of contexts by phases shows changes in the economical exploitation between the Talayotic and Balearic Periods. In the last phase of the village, from the 2nd century BCE onwards, economic changes and probably landscape transformation took place together with a strong correlation with the apparent reduction of the settlement.