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This volume presents a completely new and substantial body of information about the origin of agriculture and plant use in Africa. All the evidence is very recent and for the first time all this archaeobotanical evidence is brought together in one volume.

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Author:   Marijke van der Veen
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9781441933164

ISBN 10:   1441933166
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Sorghum in the Economy of the Early Neolithic Nomadic Tribes at Nabta Playa, Southern Egypt.- 3. Wild Grasses as ‘Neolithic’ Food Resources in the Eastern Sahara: A Review of the Evidence from Egypt.- 4. The Use of Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry in the Identification of Ancient Sorghum Seeds.- 5. Ancient DNA from Sorghum: The Evidence from Qasr Ibrim, Egyptian Nubia.- 6. Missing Plant Foods? Where Is the Archaeobotanical Evidence for Sorghum and Finger Millet in East Africa?.- 7. Early Plant Food Production in the West African Sahel: New Evidence.- 8. The Exploitation of Wild and Domesticated Food Plants at Settlement Mounds in North-East Nigeria (1800 cal BC to Today).- 9. Indications for Agroforestry: Archaeobotanical Remains of Crops and Woody Plants from Medieval Saouga, Burkina Faso.- 10. Ethnoarchaeological Approaches to the Study of Prehistoric Agriculture in the Highlands of Ethiopia.- 11. The Ethnobotany of Lathyrus sativus L. in the Highlands of Ethiopia.- 12. The Agricultural Foundation of the Aksumite Empire, Ethiopia: An Interim Report.- 13. Wine Production and Consumption in Pharaonic Egypt.- 14. The Food and Fodder Supply to Roman Quarry Settlements in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.- 15. Trade and Subsistence at the Roman Port of Berenike, Red Sea Coast, Egypt.- 16. The Use of Imported and Local Wood Species at the Roman Port of Berenike, Red Sea Coast, Egypt.- 17. Charcoal from West African Savanna Sites: Questions of Identification and Interpretation.- 18. Fuels for the Furnace: Recent and Prehistoric Ironworking in Uganda and Beyond.- 19. Reconstructing the Woody Resources of the Medieval Kingdom of Alwa, Sudan.- 20. The Selection of Plant Fibers and Wood in the Manufacture of Organic Household Items from theEl-Gabalein Area, Egypt.

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