Abstract
Northwestern Iberia has one of the largest concentrations of archaeobotanical studies and assemblages in the Iberian Peninsula, especially focused on the Iron Age. Over the last fifteen years, there has been a lively scientific effort resulting in a substantial amount of data scattered across various academic works. However, there is still a need for a comprehensive and up-to-date overview that integrates this information within the wider context of Iberia and Western Europe.The carpological data indicates a diversity of cereals, but a limited variety of pulses and wild foodstuffs stored in both aboveground and underground storage facilities, some of which were managed collectively or centrally. Some features, such as the relevant role of hulled wheats, broomcorn millet, and the early record of rye are distinctive and have no parallel in the rest of Iberia at that time. These likely reflect adaptations to the region's environment, but cultural differences could also have influenced the distribution of some crops.The aim of this presentation is to characterize agricultural practices during the Iron Age in NW Iberia and compare them with the rest of Iberian and Western European territories. We will also explore the environmental and cultural factors that influenced these agricultural choices and their relationship with the changing territorial organization and growing Roman influence in the region during the last centuries BC.