Olive cultivation and oil production in Palestine during the early Bronze Age (3500-2000 b.c.): The case of Tel Yarmouth, Israel

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Salavert, Aurélie ^a  

^a Inrap)   (France)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Early Bronze Age; Jif; Olea europaea; Palestine; Tel Yarmouth

Indexed keywords

OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 57049184649     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-008-0185-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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