Iron Age Diet at Sisak, Croatia: Archaeobotanical Evidence of Foxtail Millet (Setaria Italica [L.] P. Beauv.)
K Reed, I Drnić - Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
K Reed, I Drnić
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 2016•Wiley Online LibrarySummary Recent excavations at Sisak, Croatia, unearthed an Early Iron Age pot filled with
archaeobotanical remains within the floor of a structure dating to between the sixth and
fourth centuries BC. Burnt in situ the archaeobotanical remains provide unique evidence for
diet and agriculture in a region where archaeobotanical evidence is rare. The preliminary
results from this analysis are outlined here, with a focus on the discovery of foxtail millet
(Setaria italica [L.] P. Beauv.) and its contribution to the diet of the Early Iron Age population …
archaeobotanical remains within the floor of a structure dating to between the sixth and
fourth centuries BC. Burnt in situ the archaeobotanical remains provide unique evidence for
diet and agriculture in a region where archaeobotanical evidence is rare. The preliminary
results from this analysis are outlined here, with a focus on the discovery of foxtail millet
(Setaria italica [L.] P. Beauv.) and its contribution to the diet of the Early Iron Age population …
Summary
Recent excavations at Sisak, Croatia, unearthed an Early Iron Age pot filled with archaeobotanical remains within the floor of a structure dating to between the sixth and fourth centuries BC. Burnt in situ the archaeobotanical remains provide unique evidence for diet and agriculture in a region where archaeobotanical evidence is rare. The preliminary results from this analysis are outlined here, with a focus on the discovery of foxtail millet (Setaria italica [L.] P. Beauv.) and its contribution to the diet of the Early Iron Age population at Sisak.
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