Ptolemaic agriculture, "Syrian wheat", and Triticum aestivum

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-121

  Berlin, Andrea M ^a   Ball, Terry ^b   Thompson, Robert ^a   Herbert, Sharon C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Kedesh; Phytoliths; Ptolemies; Triticum aestivum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DIET; FOOD; WHEAT;

ISRAEL;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037246334     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2002.0812     Document Type: Article

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