Crop processing of Olea europaea L.: An experimental approach for the interpretation of archaeobotanical olive remains

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-392

  Margaritis, Evi ^a   Jones, Martin ^b  

^a American School of Classical Studies at Athens   (Greece)

^b MCDONALD INSTITUTE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Crop processing; Experimental charring; Oil extraction; Olea europaea

Indexed keywords

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 44849085186     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-007-0122-x     Document Type: Article

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