Domestication of Plants in the Old World : The Origin and Spread of Domesticated Plants in Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin

Name: Domestication of Plants in the Old World : The Origin and Spread of Domesticated Plants in Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin
Author: Daniel Zohary, Maria Hopf, Ehud Weiss
ISBN: 9780199549061

by Daniel Zohary, Maria Hopf, Ehud Weiss

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Domestication of Plants in the Old World : The Origin and Spread of Domesticated Plants in Southwest Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean Basin

by Daniel Zohary, Maria Hopf, Ehud Weiss

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The origin of agriculture is one of the defining events of human history. Some 11-10,000 years ago bands of hunter-gatherers started to abandon their high-mobility lifestyles in favour of growing crops, and the creation of settled, sedentary communities. This shift into an agricultural lifestyle triggered the evolution of complex political and economic structures, and technological developments, and ultimately underpinned the rise of all the great civilisations of recent human history. Domestication of Plants in the Old World reviews and synthesises the information on the origins and domestication of cultivated plants in the Old World, and subsequently the spread of cultivation from southwest Asia into Asia, Europe, and north Africa, from the very earliest beginnings. This book is mainly based on detailed consideration of two lines of evidences: the plant remains found at archaeological sites, and the knowledge that has accumulated about the present-day wild relatives of domesticated plants. This new edition revises and updates previous data and incorporates the most recent findings from molecular biology about the genetic relations between domesticated plants and their wild ancestors, and incorporates extensive new archaeological data about the spread of agriculture within the region. The reference list has been completely updated, as have the list of archaeological sites and the site maps.

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LanguageEnglish

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

Publication DateMay. 4th, 2012

ISBN-139780199549061

Dimensions7.60 x 10.00 x 0.71 inches

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Current state of the art	p. 1
Beginnings of domestication	p. 1
Neolithic south-west Asian crop assemblage	p. 1
Wild progenitors	p. 3
The spread of south-west Asian crops	p. 4
Availability of archaeological evidence	p. 4
Early domestication outside the 'core area'	p. 5
Beginning and spread of horticulture	p. 5
Vegetables	p. 6
Weeds and crops	p. 7
Migrants from other agricultural regions	p. 7
Sources of evidence for the origin and spread of domesticated plants	p. 9
Archaeological evidence	p. 9
Evidence from the living plants	p. 13
Radiocarbon dating and dendrochronology	p. 17
Cereals	p. 20
Wheats: Triticum	p. 23
Einkorn wheat: Triticum monococcum	p. 34
Emmer and durum-type wheats: Triticum turgidum	p. 39
Bread wheat: Triticum aestivum	p. 47
Timopheev's wheat: Triticum timopheevii	p. 51
Barley: Hordeum vulgare	p. 51
Rye: Secale cereale	p. 59
Common oat: Avena sativa	p. 66
Broomcorn millet: Panicum miliaceum	p. 69
Foxtail millet: Setaria italica	p. 71
Latecomers: sorghum and rice	p. 72
Pulses	p. 75
Lentil: Lens culinaris	p. 77
Pea: Pisum sativum	p. 82
Chickpea: Cicer arietinum	p. 87
Faba bean: Vicia faba	p. 89
Bitter vetch: Vicia ervilia	p. 92
Common vetch: Vicia sativa	p. 95
Grass pea: Lathyrus sativus	p. 95
Spanish vechling: Lathyrus clymenum	p. 97
Fenugreek: Trigonella foenum-graecum	p. 97
Lupins: Lupinus	p. 98
Oil- and fibre-producing crops	p. 100
Flax: Linum usitatissimum	p. 101
Hemp: Cannabis sativa	p. 106
Old World cottons: Gossypium arboreum and G. herbaceum	p. 107
Poppy: Papaver somniferum	p. 109
Gold of pleasure: Camelina sativa	p. 111
Other cruciferous oil crops	p. 112
Sesame: Sesamum indicum	p. 112
Fruit trees and nuts	p. 114
Olive: Olea europaea	p. 116
Grapevine: Vitis vinifera	p. 121
Fig: Fiats carica	p. 126
Sycamore fig: Ficus sycomorus	p. 130
Date palm: Phoenix dactylifera	p. 131
Pomegranate: Punka granatum	p. 134
Apple: Malus domestica	p. 135
Pear: Pyrus communis	p. 138
Plum: Prunus domestica	p. 140
Cherries Prunus avium and P. cerasus	p. 143
Latecomers: apricot, peach, and quince	p. 144
Carob: Ceratonia siliqua	p. 145
Citrus fruits	p. 146
Almond: Amygdalus communis	p. 147
Walnut: Juglans regia	p. 149
Chestnut: Castanea sativa	p. 150
Hazelnut: Corylus avellana	p. 151
Pistachio: Pistacia vera	p. 151
Vegetables and tubers	p. 153
Watermelon: Citrullus lanatus	p. 153
Melon Cucumis melo	p. 154
Leek: Allium porrum	p. 155
Garlic: Allium sativum	p. 156
Onion: Allium cepa	p. 157
Lettuce: Lactuca sativa	p. 157
Chufa or rush nut: Cyperus esculentus	p. 158
Cabbage: Brassica oleracea	p. 158
Turnip: Brassica rapa	p. 159
Beet: Beta vulgaris	p. 159
Carrot: Daucus carota	p. 160
Celery: Apium graveolens	p. 160
Parsnip: Pastinaca sativa	p. 161
Asparagus: Asparagus officinalis	p. 161
Condiments	p. 163
Coriander: Coriandrum sativum	p. 163
Cumin and dill: Cuminum cyminum and Anethum graveolens	p. 164
Black cumin: Nigella sativa	p. 164
Saffron: Crocus sativus	p. 165
Dye crops	p. 166
Woad: lsatis tinctoria	p. 166
Dyer's rocket: Reseda luteola	p. 167
Madder: Rubia tinctorum	p. 167
True indigo: Indigofera tinctoria	p. 168
Safflower: Carthamus tinctorius	p. 168
Plant remains in representative archaeological sites	p. 169
Iran	p. 169
Iraq	p. 170
Turkey	p. 171
Syria	p. 172
Israel and Jordan	p. 173
Egypt	p. 174
Libya	p. 176
Morocco	p. 176
Caucasia and Transcaucasia	p. 176
Central Asia	p. 176
Cyprus	p. 177
Greece	p. 177
Crete	p. 179
Former Yugoslavia	p. 179
Bulgaria	p. 179
Rumania	p. 181
Moldavia and Ukraine	p. 181
Hungary	p. 182
Austria	p. 183
Italy	p. 184
Poland	p. 185
Czech Republic and Slovakia	p. 185
Switzerland	p. 186
Germany	p. 188
The Netherlands	p. 189
Belgium	p. 189
Denmark	p. 189
Sweden	p. 190
Norway	p. 190
Finland	p. 190
Britain and Ireland	p. 190
France	p. 191
Spain	p. 192
Portugal	p. 193
Site orientation maps	p. 194
Chronological chart for the main geographical regions mentioned in the book	p. 197
Information on archaeological sites which appear on Map 2	p. 200
References	p. 201
Index	p. 237
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