Cereal grinding technology in ancient Mesopotamia: Evidence from dental microwear

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2805-2810

  Sołtysiak, Arkadiusz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cereal grinding; Classical Antiquity; Dental microwear; Middle Euphrates; North Mesopotamia; Querns

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CEREAL; CHRONOLOGY; TOOTH;

MESOPOTAMIA; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 80051787095     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.06.025     Document Type: Article

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