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Research paper thumbnail of New insights on plant domestication, production intensification, and food storage: the archaeobotanical evidence from PPNA Dhra‘

Levant, 2018

We present detailed accounts of the archaeobotanical remains recovered from the excavations of th... more We present detailed accounts of the archaeobotanical remains recovered from the excavations of the southern Levantine Pre-Pottery Neolithic A site of Dhra‘, including metric and morphological analysis of barley grains. Comparisons with other early Epi-Palaeolithic and Neolithic sites indicate that the Dhra‘ grains are larger than recorded wild specimens, but fall at the lower range of domestic species, consistent with intermediary pre-domestication cultivation status. We contextualize these results in relation to associated evidence for food storage at Dhra‘, as well as the ecology of wild plants and early crops, and processing technologies across the Levant.

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Research paper thumbnail of Food Production, Processing and Foodways in Neolithic Ireland

Environmental Archaeology, 2019

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Research paper thumbnail of Farming and foraging in Neolithic Ireland: an archaeobotanical perspective

Antiquity, 2016

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Research paper thumbnail of Neolithic agriculture on the European western frontier: the boom and bust of early farming in Ireland

Journal of Archaeological Science, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of Neolithic population crash in northwest Europe associated with agricultural crisis

Quaternary Research, 2019

The focus of this paper is the Neolithic of northwest Europe, where a rapid growth in population ... more The focus of this paper is the Neolithic of northwest Europe, where a rapid growth in population between ~5950 and ~5550 cal yr BP is followed by a decline that lasted until ~4950 cal yr BP. The timing of the increase in population density correlates with the local appearance of farming and is attributed to the advantageous effects of agriculture. However, the subsequent population decline has yet to be satisfactorily explained. One possible explanation is the reduction in yields in Neolithic cereal-based agriculture due to worsening climatic conditions. The suggestion of a correlation between Neolithic climate deterioration, agricultural productivity, and a decrease in population requires testing for northwestern Europe. Data for our analyses were collected during the Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe project. We assess the correlation between agricultural productivity and population densities in the Neolithic of northwest Europe by examining the changing frequencies of crop a...

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Research paper thumbnail of Neolithic Dispersals from the Levantine Corridor: a Mediterranean Perspective

Levant, 2001

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Research paper thumbnail of Plant Economies in the Neolithic Eastern Adriatic: Archaeobotanical Results from Danilo and Pokrovnik. VAHD 109 (2016) 9-23

The beginning of farming in Croatia (ca. 6000 cal BC) is little understood and few archaeobotanic... more The beginning of farming in Croatia (ca. 6000 cal BC) is little understood and few archaeobotanical studies have been conducted to explore the nature of subsistence economies at this time. This paper presents new archaeobotanical data from the middle Neolithic site of Danilo Bitinj and the early/middle Neolithic site of Pokrovnik, providing a significant contribution to the current evidence on early farming in the region.

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Research paper thumbnail of The origins and spread of domestic plants in southwest Asia and Europe

... coast of the Bay of Biscay Lydia Zapata Pena 189 13 Early agriculture and subsistence in Aust... more ... coast of the Bay of Biscay Lydia Zapata Pena 189 13 Early agriculture and subsistence in Austria: a review of neolithic plant records Marianne Kohler-Schneider 209 14 Neolithic plant economies in the northern Alpine Foreland From 5500—3500 cal BC Stefanie Jacomet 221 ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Environment and subsistence during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene in the Azraq Basin

Paléorient, 1988

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Research paper thumbnail of Early Agriculture and woodland use in the Near East: the case of Tell Qarassa (southern Syria)

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Research paper thumbnail of Measuring grain size and assessing plant management during the EPPNB, results from Tell Qarassa (southern Syria)

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Research paper thumbnail of Vegetation recolonisation of abandoned agricultural terraces on Antikythera, Greece

Environmental Archaeology 15 64 80, Mar 31, 2010

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Research paper thumbnail of Neolithic dispersals from the Levantine Corridor: a Mediterranean perspective

Levant 35 64, 2001

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Research paper thumbnail of Dhuweila: Botanical Remains

In Betts Avg the Harra and the Hamad Excavations and Explorations in Eastern Jordan Sheffield, 1998

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Research paper thumbnail of Archaeobotanical evidence for the spread of farming in the eastern Mediterranean. Commentaries. Authors' reply

Current Anthropology, 2004

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Research paper thumbnail of Agro-pastoralist colonization of Cyprus in the 10th millennium BP: initial assessments

Antiquity, Dec 1, 2000

Unexpectedly early evidence for the precocious spread of farming has recently emerged in Cyprus. ... more Unexpectedly early evidence for the precocious spread of farming has recently emerged in Cyprus. It is argued that the transmission occurred as a result of migration related to ecosystem stress in the Levant. So strong are the connections of the colonists with the mainland that ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Plants and People

In Matthews R Excavations at Tell Brak Vol 4 Exploring an Upper Mesopotamian Regional Centre 1994 1996 Mcdonald Institute For Archaeological Research British School Cambridge, 2003

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Research paper thumbnail of The Origins and Spread of Domestic Animals in Southwest Asia and Europe

ABSTRACT This volume tackles the fundamental and broad-scale questions concerning the spread of e... more ABSTRACT This volume tackles the fundamental and broad-scale questions concerning the spread of early animal herding from its origins in the Near East into Europe beginning in the mid-10th millennium BC. Original work by more than 30 leading international researchers synthesizes our current knowledge about the origins and spread of animal domestication. In this comprehensive book, the zooarchaeological record and discussions of the evolution and development of Neolithic stock-keeping take center stage in the debate over the profound effects of the Neolithic revolution on both our biological and cultural evolution.

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Research paper thumbnail of Reconstructing regional population fluctuations in the European Neolithic using radiocarbon dates: a new case-study using an improved method

Journal of Archaeological Science 52 Pp 549 557, Sep 1, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of The charred plant remains in three of the pits

In Peltenburg E the Colonisation and Settlement of Cyprus Investigations at Kissonerga Mylouthkia 1976 1996 Paul Astroms Forlag Savedalen, 2003

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Research paper thumbnail of New insights on plant domestication, production intensification, and food storage: the archaeobotanical evidence from PPNA Dhra‘

Levant, 2018

We present detailed accounts of the archaeobotanical remains recovered from the excavations of th... more We present detailed accounts of the archaeobotanical remains recovered from the excavations of the southern Levantine Pre-Pottery Neolithic A site of Dhra‘, including metric and morphological analysis of barley grains. Comparisons with other early Epi-Palaeolithic and Neolithic sites indicate that the Dhra‘ grains are larger than recorded wild specimens, but fall at the lower range of domestic species, consistent with intermediary pre-domestication cultivation status. We contextualize these results in relation to associated evidence for food storage at Dhra‘, as well as the ecology of wild plants and early crops, and processing technologies across the Levant.

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Research paper thumbnail of Food Production, Processing and Foodways in Neolithic Ireland

Environmental Archaeology, 2019

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Research paper thumbnail of Farming and foraging in Neolithic Ireland: an archaeobotanical perspective

Antiquity, 2016

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Research paper thumbnail of Neolithic agriculture on the European western frontier: the boom and bust of early farming in Ireland

Journal of Archaeological Science, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of Neolithic population crash in northwest Europe associated with agricultural crisis

Quaternary Research, 2019

The focus of this paper is the Neolithic of northwest Europe, where a rapid growth in population ... more The focus of this paper is the Neolithic of northwest Europe, where a rapid growth in population between ~5950 and ~5550 cal yr BP is followed by a decline that lasted until ~4950 cal yr BP. The timing of the increase in population density correlates with the local appearance of farming and is attributed to the advantageous effects of agriculture. However, the subsequent population decline has yet to be satisfactorily explained. One possible explanation is the reduction in yields in Neolithic cereal-based agriculture due to worsening climatic conditions. The suggestion of a correlation between Neolithic climate deterioration, agricultural productivity, and a decrease in population requires testing for northwestern Europe. Data for our analyses were collected during the Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe project. We assess the correlation between agricultural productivity and population densities in the Neolithic of northwest Europe by examining the changing frequencies of crop a...

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Research paper thumbnail of Neolithic Dispersals from the Levantine Corridor: a Mediterranean Perspective

Levant, 2001

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Research paper thumbnail of Plant Economies in the Neolithic Eastern Adriatic: Archaeobotanical Results from Danilo and Pokrovnik. VAHD 109 (2016) 9-23

The beginning of farming in Croatia (ca. 6000 cal BC) is little understood and few archaeobotanic... more The beginning of farming in Croatia (ca. 6000 cal BC) is little understood and few archaeobotanical studies have been conducted to explore the nature of subsistence economies at this time. This paper presents new archaeobotanical data from the middle Neolithic site of Danilo Bitinj and the early/middle Neolithic site of Pokrovnik, providing a significant contribution to the current evidence on early farming in the region.

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Research paper thumbnail of The origins and spread of domestic plants in southwest Asia and Europe

... coast of the Bay of Biscay Lydia Zapata Pena 189 13 Early agriculture and subsistence in Aust... more ... coast of the Bay of Biscay Lydia Zapata Pena 189 13 Early agriculture and subsistence in Austria: a review of neolithic plant records Marianne Kohler-Schneider 209 14 Neolithic plant economies in the northern Alpine Foreland From 5500—3500 cal BC Stefanie Jacomet 221 ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Environment and subsistence during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene in the Azraq Basin

Paléorient, 1988

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Research paper thumbnail of Early Agriculture and woodland use in the Near East: the case of Tell Qarassa (southern Syria)

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Research paper thumbnail of Measuring grain size and assessing plant management during the EPPNB, results from Tell Qarassa (southern Syria)

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Research paper thumbnail of Vegetation recolonisation of abandoned agricultural terraces on Antikythera, Greece

Environmental Archaeology 15 64 80, Mar 31, 2010

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Research paper thumbnail of Neolithic dispersals from the Levantine Corridor: a Mediterranean perspective

Levant 35 64, 2001

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Research paper thumbnail of Dhuweila: Botanical Remains

In Betts Avg the Harra and the Hamad Excavations and Explorations in Eastern Jordan Sheffield, 1998

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Research paper thumbnail of Archaeobotanical evidence for the spread of farming in the eastern Mediterranean. Commentaries. Authors' reply

Current Anthropology, 2004

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Research paper thumbnail of Agro-pastoralist colonization of Cyprus in the 10th millennium BP: initial assessments

Antiquity, Dec 1, 2000

Unexpectedly early evidence for the precocious spread of farming has recently emerged in Cyprus. ... more Unexpectedly early evidence for the precocious spread of farming has recently emerged in Cyprus. It is argued that the transmission occurred as a result of migration related to ecosystem stress in the Levant. So strong are the connections of the colonists with the mainland that ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Plants and People

In Matthews R Excavations at Tell Brak Vol 4 Exploring an Upper Mesopotamian Regional Centre 1994 1996 Mcdonald Institute For Archaeological Research British School Cambridge, 2003

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Research paper thumbnail of The Origins and Spread of Domestic Animals in Southwest Asia and Europe

ABSTRACT This volume tackles the fundamental and broad-scale questions concerning the spread of e... more ABSTRACT This volume tackles the fundamental and broad-scale questions concerning the spread of early animal herding from its origins in the Near East into Europe beginning in the mid-10th millennium BC. Original work by more than 30 leading international researchers synthesizes our current knowledge about the origins and spread of animal domestication. In this comprehensive book, the zooarchaeological record and discussions of the evolution and development of Neolithic stock-keeping take center stage in the debate over the profound effects of the Neolithic revolution on both our biological and cultural evolution.

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Research paper thumbnail of Reconstructing regional population fluctuations in the European Neolithic using radiocarbon dates: a new case-study using an improved method

Journal of Archaeological Science 52 Pp 549 557, Sep 1, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of The charred plant remains in three of the pits

In Peltenburg E the Colonisation and Settlement of Cyprus Investigations at Kissonerga Mylouthkia 1976 1996 Paul Astroms Forlag Savedalen, 2003

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