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Domestication of plants in the old world : The origin and spread of cultivated plants in West Asia, Europe, and the Nile Valley /

Main Author: Zohary, Daniel.
Other Authors: Hopf, Maria.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Current state of the art ; 2. Sources of evidence for the origin and spread of domesticated plants ; 3. Cereals ; 4. Pulses ; 5. Oil and fibre producing crops ; 6. Fruit trees and nuts ; 7. Vegetables and tubers ; 8. Condiments ; 9. Dye crops ; 10. Plant remains in representative archaeological sites ; Appendix A: Site orientation maps ; Appendix B: Chronological chart for the main geographical regions mentioned in the book ; References ; Index