book chapter

Abu Hureyra 2: plant remains from the Neolithic

Village on the Euphrates: from foraging to farming at Abu Hureyra, byA.M.T. Moore, G.C. Hillman, A.J. Legge ; with contributions by J. Huxtable ... [et alLondon • Published In 2000 • Pages: 399-416, 554

By: Moulins, Dominique de.

Abstract
De Moulins examined 94 flotation samples from four trenches to analyze the plant remains from Abu Hureyra 2. Plant species are shown as percentages of the total identified per phase and trench. Many of the remains are weed seeds as people would have been careful to preserve the cereal grains for food. The weed seeds, on the other hand, would have been picked out of the eatable grains and burned, thus preserving them.
Subjects
Flora
Cereal agriculture
Tillage
tradition
Aceramic Neolithic
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeobotanist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field Date
1972-1973 field work
Coverage Date
Abu Hureyra 2; circa 9,400 BP-7,000 BP
Coverage Place
Abu Hureyra, Syria
Notes
D. de Moulins
For bibliographical references see document 14:Moore
LCCN
98002893
LCSH
Neolithic period--Syria/Excavations (Archaeology)--Syria/Abu Hureyra, Tall (Syria)/Syria--Antiquities