Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year history

Archaeobotanical investigations at the site of Ona Adi in Tigrai were conducted during the 2013–2015 field seasons within the framework of the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP). The site occupation spanned the Middle/Late Pre-Aksumite period (ca. 750/600 BCE) to the fall of the Aksumite K...

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Autores: Meresa, Yemane, Ruiz-Giralt, Abel, Beldados, Alemseged, Lancelotti, Carla, D'Andrea, A. Catherine
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Fecha de publicación:2024
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Palavra-chave:Archaeobotany
Early agriculture
Rise of state
Pre-Aksumite period
Kingdom of Aksum
Horn of Africa
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spelling Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year historyMeresa, YemaneRuiz-Giralt, AbelBeldados, AlemsegedLancelotti, CarlaD'Andrea, A. CatherineArchaeobotanyEarly agricultureRise of statePre-Aksumite periodKingdom of AksumHorn of AfricaArchaeobotanical investigations at the site of Ona Adi in Tigrai were conducted during the 2013–2015 field seasons within the framework of the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP). The site occupation spanned the Middle/Late Pre-Aksumite period (ca. 750/600 BCE) to the fall of the Aksumite Kingdom (ca. 700 CE), including the Pre-Aksumite to Aksumite transition (ca. 400 BCE–CE 1). The main objective of the study was to examine the agricultural economy in Eastern Tigrai during these periods and to evaluate the impact of social and cultural developments on the agricultural practices at Ona Adi. Recovered macrobotanical remains included wheat, barley, linseed, noog, lentil, and wild/weedy plants. In addition, evidence of finger millet was recovered along with tentative identifications of t’ef. The phytolith record shows evidence of grass processing, including morphotypes associated with Chloridoideae, Panicoideae, and Pooideae grasses. Results indicate that plants of both African and Southwest Asian origins were present in the region from the mid-eighth century BCE to the eighth century CE, but their relative importance varied throughout time in relation to socio-political changes at the regional level. Our data demonstrate a significant degree of continuity in the local agricultural economy, which remained largely unchanged even after the decline of Aksumite state.Springer202420242024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/59987http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10437-024-09574-9reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésAfrican Archaeological Review. 2024;41:239-68.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8340658© The Author(s) 2024 This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/599872026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year history
title Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year history
spellingShingle Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year history
Meresa, Yemane
Archaeobotany
Early agriculture
Rise of state
Pre-Aksumite period
Kingdom of Aksum
Horn of Africa
title_short Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year history
title_full Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year history
title_fullStr Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year history
title_full_unstemmed Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year history
title_sort Pre‑Aksumite and Aksumite agricultural economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): first look at a 1000‑year history
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Meresa, Yemane
Ruiz-Giralt, Abel
Beldados, Alemseged
Lancelotti, Carla
D'Andrea, A. Catherine
author Meresa, Yemane
author_facet Meresa, Yemane
Ruiz-Giralt, Abel
Beldados, Alemseged
Lancelotti, Carla
D'Andrea, A. Catherine
author_role author
author2 Ruiz-Giralt, Abel
Beldados, Alemseged
Lancelotti, Carla
D'Andrea, A. Catherine
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Archaeobotany
Early agriculture
Rise of state
Pre-Aksumite period
Kingdom of Aksum
Horn of Africa
topic Archaeobotany
Early agriculture
Rise of state
Pre-Aksumite period
Kingdom of Aksum
Horn of Africa
description Archaeobotanical investigations at the site of Ona Adi in Tigrai were conducted during the 2013–2015 field seasons within the framework of the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP). The site occupation spanned the Middle/Late Pre-Aksumite period (ca. 750/600 BCE) to the fall of the Aksumite Kingdom (ca. 700 CE), including the Pre-Aksumite to Aksumite transition (ca. 400 BCE–CE 1). The main objective of the study was to examine the agricultural economy in Eastern Tigrai during these periods and to evaluate the impact of social and cultural developments on the agricultural practices at Ona Adi. Recovered macrobotanical remains included wheat, barley, linseed, noog, lentil, and wild/weedy plants. In addition, evidence of finger millet was recovered along with tentative identifications of t’ef. The phytolith record shows evidence of grass processing, including morphotypes associated with Chloridoideae, Panicoideae, and Pooideae grasses. Results indicate that plants of both African and Southwest Asian origins were present in the region from the mid-eighth century BCE to the eighth century CE, but their relative importance varied throughout time in relation to socio-political changes at the regional level. Our data demonstrate a significant degree of continuity in the local agricultural economy, which remained largely unchanged even after the decline of Aksumite state.
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