Résumé
Archaeobotanical research conducted at sites in northern Iberia allowed the characterization of crop choices and the identification of differences in plant production and consumption among different locations. While some differences may result from the environmental setting of each site andeven local preferences, it is possible that social aspects also played a role. In this presentation two study cases will be analysed, one from northeast Spain and another from central Portugal, where sites from early Medieval times provided carpological assemblages with important differences. Despite the peculiar characteristics of the archaeological contexts where the seeds and fruits were retrieved in each settlement, we will argue that these differences are likely the result of the social background of the inhabitants of each settlement.