The existence of Mesolithic agriculture is a subject of debate in the archaeobotanist community. So far, reliable and AMS-dated on-site evidence of cereal macro remains are lacking to support the hypothesis. Archaeobotanical analysis of two rock shelters with Mesolithic occupation layers in NE-France and SW-Switzerland, namely Lutter, Abri St. Joseph (FR) and Arconciel, La Souche (CH), revealed the presence of cereal remains within the Mesolithic deposits. They gave rise to a possible answer to the question, however direct dating of the individual cereal grains revealed their intrusive nature in the older deposits. The main aim of this paper is to place the newly acquired data from both sites in the broader framework of archaeobotanical research on Mesolithic sites in Central Europe with a special focus on methodological and taphonomic issues often encountered at such sites.

中石器时代农业的存在是考古植物学界争论的话题。到目前为止，缺乏可靠的和 AMS 日期的现场谷物宏观遗骸证据来支持这一假设。对法国东北部和瑞士西南部两个具有中石器时代占领层的岩石庇护所，即 Lutter, Abri St. Joseph (FR) 和 Arconciel, La Souche (CH) 的考古植物学分析表明，在中石器时代沉积物中存在谷物遗迹。他们对这个问题给出了一个可能的答案，但是对单个谷物的直接测年揭示了它们在较旧的沉积物中的侵入性。