Vegetation and plant exploitation at Mentesh Tepe (Azerbaijan), 6th–3rd millennium BC initial results of the archaeobotanical study
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- doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.02.050
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Vegetation Southern Caucasus Kura Basin Charcoal and seed analysis Phytoliths Crop husbandrySujets proches
Calcium phytoliths Opal phytoliths Silica phytoliths Vegetable kingdom Plantae Plant kingdom Vegetation Wildlife Flora Grains Cereal grains Cereals Breadstuffs Pomology Fruits Sylviculture Forest lands Forestlands Silviculture Forestland Forestry Forest production Forestry sciences Woodlands Lands, Forest Forest land Forest planting Forestation Forestry industry Woods (Forests) Forest sciences Land, Forest Forested lands Methods of analysis Analysis and chemistry Analytical methods Chemical analysis Analysis methods Analysis and examination Seed basinCiter ce document
Alexia Decaix et al., « Vegetation and plant exploitation at Mentesh Tepe (Azerbaijan), 6th–3rd millennium BC initial results of the archaeobotanical study », HAL-SHS : géographie, ID : 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.02.050
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The study of several types of botanical remains from the site of Mentesh Tepe, Azerbaijan, has provided the first data on the vegetation cover and the exploitation and use of plant resources from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age in this part of the Kura River Basin. Riparian woodlands constitute the main fuel source throughout the occupational sequence. However, wood was also exploited in relatively open woodlands characterised by the presence of a dozen shrub and tree species, among them oak, hornbeam, buckthorn, wayfaring-tree, maple and lime. Most seed and fruit remains correspond either to crops, such as cereals (barley, wheat) and pulses (lentil, grass pea), or to weeds and ruderal plants. The analysis of phytoliths shows that cereals were treated (de-husked) on-site. Very few fruits were found in the botanical record