Domestication of plants in the Old World : the origin and spread of domesticated plants in Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin /
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Hopf, Maria. Weiss, Ehud. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
| Imprint: | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Current state of the art
- Beginnings of domestication
- Neolithic south-west Asian crop assemblage
- Wild progenitors
- The spread of south-west Asian crops
- Availability of archaeological evidence
- Early domestication outside the 'core area'
- Beginning and spread of horticulture
- Vegetables
- Weeds and crops
- Migrants from other agricultural regions
- 2. Sources of evidence for the origin and spread of domesticated plants
- Archaeological evidence
- Evidence from the living plants
- Radiocarbon dating and dendrochronology
- 3. Cereals
- Wheats: Triticum
- Einkorn wheat: Triticum monococcum
- Emmer and durum-type wheats: Triticum turgidum
- Bread wheat: Triticum aestivum
- Timopheev's wheat: Triticum timopheevii
- Barley: Hordeum vulgare
- Rye: Secale cereale
- Common oat: Avena sativa
- Broomcorn millet: Panicum miliaceum
- Foxtail millet: Setaria italica
- Latecomers: sorghum and rice
- 4. Pulses
- Lentil: Lens culinaris
- Pea: Pisum sativum
- Chickpea: Cicer arietinum
- Faba bean: Vicia faba
- Bitter vetch: Vicia ervilia
- Common vetch: Vicia sativa
- Grass pea: Lathyrus sativus
- Spanish vechling: Lathyrus clymenum
- Fenugreek: Trigonella foenum-graecum
- Lupins: Lupinus
- 5. Oil- and fibre-producing crops
- Flax: Linum usitatissimum
- Hemp: Cannabis sativa
- Old World cottons: Gossypium arboreum and G. herbaceum
- Poppy: Papaver somniferum
- Gold of pleasure: Camelina sativa
- Other cruciferous oil crops
- Sesame: Sesamum indicum
- 6. Fruit trees and nuts
- Olive: Olea europaea
- Grapevine: Vitis vinifera
- Fig: Fiats carica
- Sycamore fig: Ficus sycomorus
- Date palm: Phoenix dactylifera
- Pomegranate: Punka granatum
- Apple: Malus domestica
- Pear: Pyrus communis
- Plum: Prunus domestica
- Cherries Prunus avium and P. cerasus
- Latecomers: apricot, peach, and quince
- Carob: Ceratonia siliqua
- Citrus fruits
- Almond: Amygdalus communis
- Walnut: Juglans regia
- Chestnut: Castanea sativa
- Hazelnut: Corylus avellana
- Pistachio: Pistacia vera
- 7. Vegetables and tubers
- Watermelon: Citrullus lanatus
- Melon Cucumis melo
- Leek: Allium porrum
- Garlic: Allium sativum
- Onion: Allium cepa
- Lettuce: Lactuca sativa
- Chufa or rush nut: Cyperus esculentus
- Cabbage: Brassica oleracea
- Turnip: Brassica rapa
- Beet: Beta vulgaris
- Carrot: Daucus carota
- Celery: Apium graveolens
- Parsnip: Pastinaca sativa
- Asparagus: Asparagus officinalis
- 8. Condiments
- Coriander: Coriandrum sativum
- Cumin and dill: Cuminum cyminum and Anethum graveolens
- Black cumin: Nigella sativa
- Saffron: Crocus sativus
- 9. Dye crops
- Woad: lsatis tinctoria
- Dyer's rocket: Reseda luteola
- Madder: Rubia tinctorum
- True indigo: Indigofera tinctoria
- Safflower: Carthamus tinctorius
- 10. Plant remains in representative archaeological sites
- Iran
- Iraq
- Turkey
- Syria
- Israel and Jordan
- Egypt
- Libya
- Morocco
- Caucasia and Transcaucasia
- Central Asia
- Cyprus
- Greece
- Crete
- Former Yugoslavia
- Bulgaria
- Rumania
- Moldavia and Ukraine
- Hungary
- Austria
- Italy
- Poland
- Czech Republic and Slovakia
- Switzerland
- Germany
- The Netherlands
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Norway
- Finland
- Britain and Ireland
- France
- Spain
- Portugal
- Appendix A. Site orientation maps
- Appendix B. Chronological chart for the main geographical regions mentioned in the book
- Appendix C. Information on archaeological sites which appear on Map 2
- References
- Index