Bio-archaeological evidence of olive tree (Olea europaea L.) irrigation during the Middle Ages in Southern France and North Eastern Spain

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 718-724

  Terral, Jean Frédéric ^a   Durand, Aline ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Charred wood; Cultivation; Irrigation; Middle ages; Olea europaea L.; Quantitative eco anatomy

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; MIDDLE AGES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 33644541477     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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