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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Main Author: Cappers, René T. J. (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California , ©2006
Series:Monograph 55
Subjects:
To 1500
Barānīs (Egypt) > Antiquities, Roman
Eastern Desert (Egypt) > Commerce > History > To 1500
Bérénice (Égypte) - Antiquités romaines
Egypt - Barānīs
Egypt - Eastern Desert
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
Table of Contents:
  • Rome's Eastern trade
  • Natural vegetation
  • Living in the desert
  • Archaeobotanical research
  • Peaches in the desert
  • Interpretative summary and conclusion
  • Catalogue of taxa.

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