A VIEW OF THE VEGETATION AND ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION OF THE FOREST IN THE LATE NEOLITHIC SITES OF LES JOVADES AND NIUET (ALICANTE, SPAIN)

The results of the charcoal analysis obtained in two open air sites of the Late Neolithic, although contrasting with what is known so far ab out their economy, as well as with the results of different paleoambie ntal studies undertaken in other sites, mainly caves with long sequenc es, within the same area or in other near areas, form the main Interes t of this paper. We will begin presenting the data pertaining to both sites individually which. in the final part, will be assessed in order to reach a better understanding of the relationship between men and t heir natural environment during the Neolithic period.