essay

The beginning of agriculture in the Kachi Plain: the evidence of Mehrgarh

south asian archaeology 1981 : proceedings of the sixth international conference of the association of south asian archaeologists in western europe : held in cambridge university, 5-10 july 1981 • Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] • Published In 1984 • Pages: 29-33

By: Costantini, Lorenzo.

Abstract

Constantini summarizes the floral data gathered from the site of Mehrgarh and considers this document a progress report. As the usual flotation techniques did not work, this forced the author and others to examine the adobe brick for plant impressions. The impressions have revealed different types of barley, wheat, grape, fig and even cotton seed.

HRAF PubDate

2004

Region

Asia

Sub Region

South Asia

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Types

Archaeologist

Botanist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry ; 2002

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

circa 8000 BP-4500 BP (end of the sixth millennium B.C.-mid third millennium B.C.)

Coverage Place

Mehrgarh, Kachhi, Balochistan, Pakistan

Notes

Lorenzo Costantini

Includes bibliographical references (p. 33)

LCCN

8314377

LCSH

Neolithic period