Changing foodways: Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) consumption in Roman and Islamic Quseir al-Qadim, Egypt

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Cox, Alison ^a   Van Der Veen, Marijke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Foodways; Quseir al Qadim; Seed eating; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 57049171362     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-008-0164-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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