A novel morphometric method for differentiating wild and domesticated barley through intra-rachis measurements

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-75

  Snir, Ainit ^a   Weiss, Ehud ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Distribution unit; Domestication; Hordeum; Identification method; Morphometrics; Rough scar; Smooth scar

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BARLEY; DOMESTICATION; GRAIN SIZE; MORPHOMETRY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. SPONTANEUM;

EID: 84893679733     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.01.014     Document Type: Article

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