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, 2018 This chapter aims to highlight what can be achieved through archaeobotany by focusing on one aspect: food. It is divided into five main sections, each concentrating on one of the five phases of food: food production, the realm of the farm and the landscape; food distribution and trade, the realm of the granary, the market, and long-distance transport ...
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 In archeological studies, the Qin people have often been a subject of research. The areas of investigation about the Qin include their origin, structure of tombs, funeral rites and interment processes, and cities and settlements.
Liya Tang +7 more
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Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2016 Carbonized plant remains recovered from the ancient city Dascyleum (Daskyleion) in the province of Balıkesir in northwestern Turkey provide an outline of several phases of plant use in archaic, Hellenistic, and medieval times.
Emel Oybak Dönmez +4 more
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Charring-induced morphological changes of Chinese “Five Grains”: An experimental study
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 IntroductionCharring process affects the preservation potential of seeds, resulting in limited perceptions of crop assemblages recovered from archaeological layers.
Yang Liu +6 more
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Acta PalaeobotanicaDuring the archaeological exploration of two Lusatian Urnfield Culture settlements, dated to the Early Iron Age and located in north-central Poland, 11 well-preserved clay vessels filled with waterlogged botanical remains were discovered.
Karolina Maciejewska +3 more
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7000-year-old evidence of fruit tree cultivation in the Jordan Valley, Israel
Scientific Reports, 2022 This study provides one of the earliest examples of fruit tree cultivation worldwide, demonstrating that olive (Olea europaea) and fig (Ficus carica) horticulture was practiced as early as 7000 years ago in the Central Jordan Valley, Israel.
Dafna Langgut, Yosef Garfinkel
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Different manifestations of Neolithization in Northwest Anatolia?
Documenta Praehistorica, 2022 The Neolithic way of life was first established in Northwest Anatolia before the middle of the 7th millennium BC. The recently excavated sites of Barcın Hoyuk and Bahcelievler have yielded archaeological evidence for the earliest Neolithic levels in the
Hüreyla Balcı +3 more
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Archaeological Reports, 2014 This paper provides a brief overview of the history and main achievements of archaeobotanical work in Greece to date, with the aim of highlighting its potential and creating a framework in which future work can be contextualized. The term “archaeobotany” is used here in its narrow sense, referring to the study of plant macroremains, such as seeds ...
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the relationship between wetland ecosystems and prehistoric lakeshore settlements within the Lake Ohrid basin (a biodiversity hotspot) by considering plant food systems at Ploča Mičov Grad, North Macedonia. The mid‐fifth millennium (c.4555–4373 to 4437–4241 cal BCE) waterlogged assemblage contained a diverse spectrum of ...
Amy Holguin +14 more
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Multiresource Pastoralism, Dynamic Foodways, and Ancient Statecraft in Mongolia
Land, 2023 Pastoral nomadic regional confederations, states, and empires have assumed a prominent place in the histories of the Eurasian steppe zone; however, anthropological theory devoted to understanding these political systems is still debated and relatively ...
William Honeychurch +4 more
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