Exploitation of Plant Resources in Ancient Africa

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

Based on collected archaeobotanical evidence, this work offers insight into the origins of agriculture and plant use in ancient Africa.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-06-30
Mått:178 x 254 x 21 mm
Vikt:765 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:284
Upplaga:1999
Förlag:Springer Science+Business Media
ISBN:9780306461095

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1. Introduction.- 2. Sorghum in the Economy of the Early Neolithic Nomadic Tribes at Nabta Playa, Southern Egypt.- 3. Wild Grasses as ‘Neolithic’ Food Resources in the Eastern Sahara: A Review of the Evidence from Egypt.- 4. The Use of Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry in the Identification of Ancient Sorghum Seeds.- 5. Ancient DNA from Sorghum: The Evidence from Qasr Ibrim, Egyptian Nubia.- 6. Missing Plant Foods? Where Is the Archaeobotanical Evidence for Sorghum and Finger Millet in East Africa?.- 7. Early Plant Food Production in the West African Sahel: New Evidence.- 8. The Exploitation of Wild and Domesticated Food Plants at Settlement Mounds in North-East Nigeria (1800 cal BC to Today).- 9. Indications for Agroforestry: Archaeobotanical Remains of Crops and Woody Plants from Medieval Saouga, Burkina Faso.- 10. Ethnoarchaeological Approaches to the Study of Prehistoric Agriculture in the Highlands of Ethiopia.- 11. The Ethnobotany of Lathyrus sativus L. in the Highlands of Ethiopia.- 12. The Agricultural Foundation of the Aksumite Empire, Ethiopia: An Interim Report.- 13. Wine Production and Consumption in Pharaonic Egypt.- 14. The Food and Fodder Supply to Roman Quarry Settlements in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.- 15. Trade and Subsistence at the Roman Port of Berenike, Red Sea Coast, Egypt.- 16. The Use of Imported and Local Wood Species at the Roman Port of Berenike, Red Sea Coast, Egypt.- 17. Charcoal from West African Savanna Sites: Questions of Identification and Interpretation.- 18. Fuels for the Furnace: Recent and Prehistoric Ironworking in Uganda and Beyond.- 19. Reconstructing the Woody Resources of the Medieval Kingdom of Alwa, Sudan.- 20. The Selection of Plant Fibers and Wood in the Manufacture of Organic Household Items from theEl-Gabalein Area, Egypt.