essay
Investigations of plant remains preserved on epipalaeolithic sites in the Near East
natufian culture in the levant • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1991 • Pages: 391-397
By: Colledge, Sue.
Abstract
Colledge outlines some of the problems inherent in archaeobotanical investigation and at Wadi Hammeh 27 in particular. She then goes on to discuss plant use among the modern Bedouin in the Sinai and Negev as a comparison to Natufians in the same area. She points out how few plant species of those used can be expected to be found in the remnants of a camp fire and how all seeds found should not assume to have been a food source. Colledge then gives guidelines to follow for maximum recovery of botanical remains.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeobotanist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2007
- Field Date
- 1984
- Coverage Date
- Natufian
- Coverage Place
- Wadi Hammeh 27 and Wadi Jilat 6; Jordan
- Notes
- Susan M. Colledge
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-398)
- LCSH
- Middle East--Antiquities