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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

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1. Current state of the art 2. Sources of evidence for the origin and spread of domesticated plants 3. Cereals 4. Pulses 5. Oil and fibre producing crops 6. Fruit trees and nuts 7. Vegetables and tubers 8. Condiments 9. Dye crops 10. Plant remains in representative archaeological sites Appendix A: Site orientation maps Appendix B: Chronological chart for the main geographical regions mentioned in the book References Index

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1. Current state of the art 2. Sources of evidence for the origin and spread of domesticated plants 3. Cereals 4. Pulses 5. Oil and fibre producing crops 6. Fruit trees and nuts 7. Vegetables and tubers 8. Condiments 9. Dye crops 10. Plant remains in representative archaeological sites Appendix A: Site orientation maps Appendix B: Chronological chart for the main geographical regions mentioned in the book References Index

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1. Current state of the art 2. Sources of evidence for the origin and spread of domesticated plants 3. Cereals 4. Pulses 5. Oil and fibre producing crops 6. Fruit trees and nuts 7. Vegetables and tubers 8. Condiments 9. Dye crops 10. Plant remains in representative archaeological sites Appendix A: Site orientation maps Appendix B: Chronological chart for the main geographical regions mentioned in the book References Index

Key concepts: Domestication, Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean climate, Geography, Structural basin, Ancient history, Archaeology, Ethnology

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