Pottery abrasion and the preparation of African grains

Antiquity

Volumn 74, Issue 283, 2000, Pages 101-111

  Reid, Andrew ^a   Young, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Africa; Crop processing; Food preparation; Grain; Ntusi; Plant remains; Pottery

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CROP PROCESSING; GRAIN CROP;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034066172     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00066187     Document Type: Article

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