An Archaeobotanical Onsite Approach to the Neolithic Settlements in Southern Regions of the Balkans

Macedonia, where the authors have been performing archaeobotanical research since 2016. Results of
the analyses of botanical macroremains and microremains (starch, phytoliths) and faunal microremains
collected in season 2016 are presented in the broader context of the Neolithic in the Balkans in order
to estimate the bioarchaeological potential of this site. The first and final parts of the paper outline the
bioarchaeological studies connected with Neolithic settlements in the southern regions of the Balkans.
A substantial proliferation of environmental studies has been recorded in the last decade concerning
the archaeobotanical and archaeozoological evidence. Here, most attention is paid to archaeobotanical
studies which consider Neolithic settlements and their bioarchaeological context.