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Sources of evidence for the origin and spread of cultivated plants.. Archaeological evidence.. Evidence from the living plants.. Radiocarbon dating and dendrochronology.. Cereals.. Wheats: Triticum.. Einkorn wheat: Triticum monococcum.. Emmer and durum wheats: Triticum turgidum.. Bread wheat: Triticum aestivum.. Timopheev’s wheat: Triticum timopheevi.. Barley: Hordeum vulgare.. Rye: Secale cereale.. Common oat: Avena sativa.. Broomcorn millet: Panicum miliaceum.. Foxtail millet: Setaria italica.. Latecomers: sorghum and rice.. Pulses.. Lentil: Lens culinaris.. Pea: Pisum sativum.. Chickpea: Cicer arietinum.. Faba bean: Vicia faba.. Bitter vetch: Vicia ervilia.. Common vetch: Vicia sativa.. Grass pea: Lathyrus sativus.. Fenugreek: Trigonella foenum-graecum.. Lupins: Lupinus.. Oil and fibre crops.. Flax: Linum usitatissimum.. Hemp: Cannabis sativa.. Old World cottons: Gossypium arboreum and G. herbaceum.. Poppy: Papaver somniferum.. False flax: Camelina sativa.. Other cruciferous oil crops.. Sesame: Sesamum indicum.. 5 Fruit trees and nuts.. Olive: Olea europaea.. Grape vine: Vitis vinifera.. Fig: Ficus carica.. Sycamore fig: Ficus sycomorus.. Date palm: Phoenix dactylifera.. Pomegranate: Punica granatum.. Apple: Malus pumila.. Pear: Pyrus communis.. Plum: Prunus domestica.. Cherries: Prunus avium and P. cerasus.. Latecomers: apricot, peach, and quince.. Citron: Citrus medica.. Almond: Amygdalus communis.. Walnut: Juglans regia.. Chestnut: Castanea sativa.. Hazels: Corylus avellana and C. maxima.. Pistachio: Pistacia vera.. 6 Vegetables and tubers.. Watermelon: Citrullus lanatus.. Melon: Cucumis melo.. Leek: Allium porrum.. Garlic: Allium sativum.. Onion: Allium cepa.. Lettuce: Lactuca sativa.. Chufa or rush nut: Cyperus esculentus.. Cabbage: Brassica oleracea.. Beet: Beta vulgaris.. 7 Condiments.. Coriander: Coriandrum sativum.. Cumin: Cuminum cyminum and dill: Anethum graveolens.. Black cumin: Nigella sativa.. Saffron: Crocus sativus.. 8 Dye crops.. Woad: Isatis tinctoria.. Dyer’s rocket: Reseda luteola.. Madder: Rubia tinctorum.. True indigo: Indigofer a tinctoria.. Safflower: Carthamus tinctorius.. Fruit collected from the wild.. Oaks: Quercus.. Beech: Fagus.. Wild pistachio: Pistacia atlantica.. Hawthorns: Crataegus.. Hackberry: Celtis australis.. Christ’s thorn: Zizyphus spina-christi.. Raspberries and blackberries: Rubus.. Strawberries: Fragaria.. Elders: Sambucus.. Cornelian cherry: Cornus mas.. 10 Plant remains in representative archaeological sites.. Iran.. Iraq.. Turkey.. Cyprus.. Syria.. Israel and Jordan.. Egypt.. Caucasia, Transcaucasia, and central Asia.. India and Pakistan.. Greece.. Yugoslavia.. Bulgaria.. Rumania.. Moldavia and Ukraine.. Hungary.. Austria.. Italy and Malta.. Poland.. Czechoslovakia.. Switzerland.. Germany.. Belgium.. The Netherlands.. Denmark.. Sweden.. Norway.. Finland.. Great Britain.. France.. Spain.. Portugal.. Conclusions.. Beginnings of domestication.. The Neolithic Near East crop assemblage.. Wild progenitors.. The spread of the Near East Crops.. Availability of the archaeological evidence.. Early domestication outside the ‘nuclear area’.. Beginning and spread of horticulture.. Vegetables.. Weeds and crops.. Latecomers from other regions.. Chronological chart and site orientation maps.. References.. Index

This study reviews the origin and subsequent spread of the plants on which Old World food production was founded. It is based on detailed consideration of two lines of evidence: the plant remains found at archaeological sites, and the knowledge that has accumulated about the present-day wild relatives of cultivated plants. General conclusions are presented separately from the facts that bear upon them, so that readers can draw their own conclusions from the evidence. The text has been considerably revised to include a chapter on dye plants and new information on vegetables and fruit trees. Inglés