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Roman foodprints at Berenike
In addition to the huge quantities of black pepper, plant remains of more than 60 cultivated plant species could be evidenced, several of them for the first time in an archaeobotanical context. For each plant species detailed information on its (possible) origin, its use, its preservation qualities,...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles
: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California
, ©2006
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| Series: | Monograph
55 |
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvdjrqwh |
| E-Book Packages: | JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies |
| Summary: | In addition to the huge quantities of black pepper, plant remains of more than 60 cultivated plant species could be evidenced, several of them for the first time in an archaeobotanical context. For each plant species detailed information on its (possible) origin, its use, its preservation qualities, and the Egyptian subfossil record is provided. The interpretation of the cultivated plants, including the possibilities of cultivation in Berenike proper, is supported by ethnoarchaeobotanical research that has been conducted over the years. The reconstruction of the former environment is based on the many wild plant species that were found in Berenike and the study of the present desert vegetation."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-193) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 229 pages) illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| ISBN: | 9781938770289 1938770285 |
