Grape and grain: Dietary evidence from an early bronze age store at tell es-sa'idiyeh, jordan

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 98-117

  Cartwright, Caroline R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Early bronze age; Food; Jordan valley; Storage; Tell es sa'idiyeh

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066185822     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/peq.2002.134.2.98     Document Type: Article

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