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
Daniel Zohary, Professor Emeritus, Department of Evolution,
Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem,
Israel
Maria Hopf, Formerly Head of the Botany Department,
Romisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz, Germany [deceased] Ehud
Weiss, The Institute of Archaeology, Bar-Ilan University,
Ramat-Gan, Israel
This is an excellent book that will be consulted for many years. It
has essentially been a classic since the first edition.
*Economic Botany, April 2013*
Botany, plant conservation, agriculture, archaeology and the
ancient history of western civilisation all meet in this invaluable
book.
*Stephen P. Tomkins, The Biologist*
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