book chapter

Early agriculture at Chogha Mish

chogha mish by pinhas delougaz and helene j. kantor • Chicago • Published In 1996 • Pages: 307-317

By: Woosley, Anne I..

Abstract

From a preliminary analysis of the botanic material obtained from Chogha Mish, Woosley suggests two interesting though tentative conclusions about the prehistoric agriculture practiced at the site: (1)the examination of carbonized seeds from Chogha Mish does not support the significance of cereals as early domesticates during the earliest occupations levels at the site, and (2)that for several thousand years of agriculture results seem to indicated an emphasis on legume crops, such as Pisum, Lens, and Vicia, over cereals. Only with the coming of a fully established agricultural economy during Protoliterate times do cereals become a significant component of the subsistence exploitation pattern. This suggests that at Chogha Mish the earliest domestic crops of economic importance were the legumes, not the cereals (p. 316).

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

Middle East

Sub Region

Middle East

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle; 2007

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

6000-5000 BP (4000-3000 BC)

Coverage Place

Chogha Mish, Iran

Notes

Anne I. Woosley

For bibliographical references see document 32:Delougaz and Kantor

LCCN

95072170

LCSH

Excavations (Archaeology)--Iran--Chogha Mish/Chogha Mish (Iran)--Antiquities