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Charred grain from late bronze age Gla, Boiotia1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2013

Glynis Jones
Glynis Jones
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University of Sheffield
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Abstract

Excavation of the late bronze age destruction of building complex H in the ‘agora’ at Gla revealed widespread traces of charred grain and grape pips. Samples from room H1 contained seeds identified as einkorn (Triticum monococcum L.). This material appears to be unique in Greece in consisting predominantly of grains from two-seeded spikelets of einkorn. It is uncertain whether the lack of chaff and weed seeds in these samples reflects partial preservation and recovery of grain in long-term storage, or represents fully threshed and sieved grain ready to be prepared for consumption

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Annual of the British School at Athens , Volume 90 , November 1995 , pp. 235 - 238
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Copyright © The Council, British School at Athens 1995

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