Revisiting the concept of the 'Neolithic founder crops' in Southwest Asia
A Arranz-Otaegui, J Roe - Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 2023 - Springer
Zohary and Hopf coined the term 'founder crops' to refer to a specific group of eight plants,
namely three cereals (einkorn, emmer and barley), four legumes (lentil, pea, bitter vetch and …
namely three cereals (einkorn, emmer and barley), four legumes (lentil, pea, bitter vetch and …
“Founder crops” v. wild plants: assessing the plant-based diet of the last hunter-gatherers in southwest Asia
Abstract The Natufian culture (c. 14.6–11.5 ka cal. BP) represents the last hunter-gatherer
society that inhabited southwest Asia before the development of plant food production. It has …
society that inhabited southwest Asia before the development of plant food production. It has …
Cereal processing at Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, southeastern Turkey
We analyze the processing of cereals and its role at Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe,
southeastern Anatolia (10th/9th millennium BC), a site that has aroused much debate in …
southeastern Anatolia (10th/9th millennium BC), a site that has aroused much debate in …
Direct dating reveals the early history of opium poppy in western Europe
This paper aims to define the first chrono-cultural framework on the domestication and early
diffusion of the opium poppy using small-sized botanical remains from archaeological sites …
diffusion of the opium poppy using small-sized botanical remains from archaeological sites …
Pathways to plant domestication in Southeast Anatolia based on new data from aceramic Neolithic Gusir Höyük
Southeast Anatolia is home to some of the earliest and most spectacular Neolithic sites
associated with the beginning of cultivation and herding in the Old World. In this article we …
associated with the beginning of cultivation and herding in the Old World. In this article we …
[HTML][HTML] One sea but many routes to Sail. The early maritime dispersal of Neolithic crops from the Aegean to the western Mediterranean
This paper explores the first maritime westward expansion of crops across the Adriatic and
the northern coast of the western Mediterranean. Starting in Greece at c. 6500 cal BC and …
the northern coast of the western Mediterranean. Starting in Greece at c. 6500 cal BC and …
A systematic review of wild grass exploitation in relation to emerging cereal cultivation throughout the Epipalaeolithic and aceramic Neolithic of the Fertile Crescent
The present study investigates the occurrence of wild grasses at Epipalaeolithic and
aceramic Neolithic sites in the Near East in order to assess their role in subsistence …
aceramic Neolithic sites in the Near East in order to assess their role in subsistence …
Abrupt change in climate and biotic systems
Fifty years ago, Willi Dansgaard and colleagues discovered several abrupt climate change
events in Greenland during the last glacial period. Since then, several ice cores retrieved …
events in Greenland during the last glacial period. Since then, several ice cores retrieved …
Adaptions in subsistence strategy to environment changes across the Younger Dryas-Early Holocene boundary at Körtiktepe, Southeastern Turkey
The site of Körtiktepe in southeastern Turkey is one of few sites in the Upper Mesopotamia
basin that attests continuous, permanent occupation across the boundary from end of the …
basin that attests continuous, permanent occupation across the boundary from end of the …
Göbekli Tepe: a brief description of the environmental development in the surroundings of the UNESCO World Heritage Site
This contribution provides a first characterization of the environmental development for the
surroundings of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Göbekli Tepe. We base our analyses on …
surroundings of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Göbekli Tepe. We base our analyses on …