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Grapes or raisins? An early Bronze Age larder under the microscope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Caroline R. Cartwright
Caroline R. Cartwright
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Department of Scientific Research, British Museum, London UK, (Email: ccartwright@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk)
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Abstract

The sudden conflagration of an Early Bronze Age room at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh in the Jordan valley resulted in the preservation of a remarkable assemblage of plant remains. Using microscopy and experiment, the author was able to detect fruits previously sun dried for preservation. Grapes, figs, pomegranate, olives, cereals, legumes and capers provided the most conclusive evidence for the drying and preservation of food.

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Early Bronze Age Jordan Tell es-Sa'idiyeh archaeobotany food storage
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Antiquity , Volume 77 , Issue 296 , June 2003 , pp. 345 - 348
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2003

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TUBB, J.N., DORRELL, P.G. & COBBING, F.. 1997. Interim report on the ninth season (1996) of excavations at Tell es-Sa’idiyeh, Palestine Exploration Quarterly 129: 54—77.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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