Archaeobotanical Evidence of Plant Food Consumption among Early Farmers (5700-4500 BC) in the Western Mediterranean Region

Domesticated plants, gathered wild plants and possibly not fully domesticated but cultivated plants (e.g., poppy) were an integral part of the Neolithic diet. Data from 65 sites of the Early Neolithic phase (5800-4500 cal. BC) ranging from the territories of the North Eastern Iberian Peninsula to th...

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Main Authors: Antolín, F. (Author), Bouby, L. (Author), Jesus, A. (Author), Martin, L. (Author), Rottoli, M. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brepols Publishers 2021
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