Abstract
This article investigates the firewood collection strategies at late Mesolithic and early and middle Neolithic Dutch wetland sites dating to 5500—3400 cal BC. It provides an overview of published and unpublished data of unworked, uncarbonised wood and wood charcoal from 15 sites in 3 regions. It is assumed that the unworked wood primarily represents the natural vegetation. The comparison of the wood and charcoal shows that the main factor influencing firewood collection is availability, as indicated by the use of a broad range of taxa and the predominant use of the most common taxa (primarily
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