Abstract In this paper we present the analysis of archaeobotanical material retrieved by means flotation from well-secured features during recent excavation work carried out in 2019 and 2020 German-Israeli Tell Iẓṭabba Excavation Project Seleucid-founded town Nysa-Scythopolis. Founded under Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175–164 bce ) destroyed Hasmonaeans later years John Hyrcanus (in 108/07 ), site ...

Ancient civilisations depended heavily on natural fuel resources for a wide array of activities, and this had an impact on such resources that can be traced in the archaeological record. At its urban apex, the populations of the Indus Civilisation (2600-1900 BC) produced a wide range of objects and crafts, several of which involved highly specialised pyrotechnology. In the wake of increasing ar...

A comparative archaeobotanical analysis of the plant remains from the Early Roman incineration graves in Ilok and Sćitarjevo shows the existence of a complex burial ritual, but at the same time enables a better understanding of the agriculture and trade of the 1st/early 2nd century AD in southern Pannonia. Most of the cereals found (Hordeum vulgare, Panicum miliaceum, Triticum monococcum, T. di...

Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) and Common millet (Panicum miliaceum) are the oldest domesticated dry farming crops in Eurasia. Identifying these two millets in the archaeobotanical remains are still problematic, especially because the millet grains preserve only when charred. Phytoliths analysis provides a viable method for identifying this important crop. However, to date, the identification...

Reconstructing ancient diets and the use of animals and plants augment our understanding of how humans adapted to different environments. Yunnan Province in southwest China is ecologically and environmentally diverse. During the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, this region was occupied by a variety of local culture groups with diverse subsistence systems and material culture. In this paper, we...

Several models which remain equivocal and controversial cite migration and/or diffusion for the emergence spread of pastoralism farming in southern Africa during first millennium AD. A synthesis archaeobotanical proxies (e.g., palynology, phytoliths, anthracology) consistent with existing archaeological data leads to new insights into anthropogenic impacts palaeorecords. Harnessing such evidenc...