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Charred plant remains from neolithic–bronze age Platia Magoula Zarkou, Thessaly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2013

Glynis Jones  and
Paul Halstead
Glynis Jones
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield
Paul Halstead
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield
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Abstract

Charred plant remains of middle neolithic to middle bronze age date indicate the processing for storage or consumption of emmer (Triticum dicoccum), hulled six-row barley (Hordeum vulgare), bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia) and acorns (Quercus sp.). Samples of emmer, barley, and bitter vetch from an early bronze age destruction level are valuable evidence for economic diversification at a household level.

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Annual of the British School at Athens , Volume 88 , November 1993 , pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © The Council, British School at Athens 1993

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