Beginnings and early history of date palm garden cultivation in the Middle East

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 86, Issue , 2012, Pages 139-147

  Tengberg, M ^a  

^a INRAP Centre   (France)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Archaeobotany; Date palm garden; Iran; Mesopotamia; Phoenix dactylifera

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARID REGION; BRONZE AGE; CULTIVATION; ECONOMIC HISTORY; FRUIT; GARDEN; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MONOCOTYLEDON; OASIS AGRICULTURE; PALEOBOTANY; RECONSTRUCTION;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; IRAN; MESOPOTAMIA;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 84865128432     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.022     Document Type: Article

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