Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)

Tell Khamîs, an archaeological site of the Syrian region of Upper Jazeera, is 3 km east of the Euphrates and 31 km from Yarâblûs (ancient Karkemiš); archaeological excavations determined seven different levels (Early Bronze, Middle Bronze, Aramaic, Assyrian, Persian, Hellenistic, and Islamic). This...

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Autores: Valera, Javier, Matilla Seiquer, Gonzalo, Obon, Concepcion, Rivera, Diego
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Repositorio:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11000/38323
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agriculture
Near East
crops
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spelling Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)Valera, JavierMatilla Seiquer, GonzaloObon, ConcepcionRivera, DiegopaleobotanyarchaeologyagricultureNear EastcropspaleoethnobotanyTell Khamîs, an archaeological site of the Syrian region of Upper Jazeera, is 3 km east of the Euphrates and 31 km from Yarâblûs (ancient Karkemiš); archaeological excavations determined seven different levels (Early Bronze, Middle Bronze, Aramaic, Assyrian, Persian, Hellenistic, and Islamic). This study aims to identify plant remains recovered during the excavation of the site and to place them within the chronology of Tell Khamîs and in the context of the archaeobotanical evidence for the Upper Euphrates. A total of 88 sediment samples were collected, and seeds, recovered via flotation, were identified using optical and SEM microscopy. A total of 20,606 whole remains and 37,646 fragments belonging to 92 taxa and 35 plant families were identified. Seed lists were compared with those from other sites, and the results were analyzed using multivariate techniques. Barley is particularly noteworthy for the number of remains; this species was found in 49 different samples, notably, in a silo of about 4 m3 in volume. Middle Bronze Age and Assyrian levels are the richest in remains; the site presents a maximum of documented activity in the Middle Bronze Age period, and the most interesting taxa from a paleoenvironmental and cultural point of view are represented by one or a few seeds.MDPIDepartamentos de la UMH::Biología Aplicada202520252022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdf32application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11000/38323reponame:REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMHinstname:Universidad Miguel Hernández de ElcheIngléshttps://doi.org/10.3390/heritage5030088info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/383232026-05-27T13:36:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)
title Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)
spellingShingle Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)
Valera, Javier
paleobotany
archaeology
agriculture
Near East
crops
paleoethnobotany
title_short Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)
title_full Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)
title_fullStr Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)
title_full_unstemmed Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)
title_sort Archaeobotanical Study of Tell Khamîs (Syria)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Valera, Javier
Matilla Seiquer, Gonzalo
Obon, Concepcion
Rivera, Diego
author Valera, Javier
author_facet Valera, Javier
Matilla Seiquer, Gonzalo
Obon, Concepcion
Rivera, Diego
author_role author
author2 Matilla Seiquer, Gonzalo
Obon, Concepcion
Rivera, Diego
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamentos de la UMH::Biología Aplicada
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv paleobotany
archaeology
agriculture
Near East
crops
paleoethnobotany
topic paleobotany
archaeology
agriculture
Near East
crops
paleoethnobotany
description Tell Khamîs, an archaeological site of the Syrian region of Upper Jazeera, is 3 km east of the Euphrates and 31 km from Yarâblûs (ancient Karkemiš); archaeological excavations determined seven different levels (Early Bronze, Middle Bronze, Aramaic, Assyrian, Persian, Hellenistic, and Islamic). This study aims to identify plant remains recovered during the excavation of the site and to place them within the chronology of Tell Khamîs and in the context of the archaeobotanical evidence for the Upper Euphrates. A total of 88 sediment samples were collected, and seeds, recovered via flotation, were identified using optical and SEM microscopy. A total of 20,606 whole remains and 37,646 fragments belonging to 92 taxa and 35 plant families were identified. Seed lists were compared with those from other sites, and the results were analyzed using multivariate techniques. Barley is particularly noteworthy for the number of remains; this species was found in 49 different samples, notably, in a silo of about 4 m3 in volume. Middle Bronze Age and Assyrian levels are the richest in remains; the site presents a maximum of documented activity in the Middle Bronze Age period, and the most interesting taxa from a paleoenvironmental and cultural point of view are represented by one or a few seeds.
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