Plant remains from a Bell Beaker site in Switzerland, and the beginnings of Triticum spelta (spelt) cultivation in Europe |
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Authors: | Örni Akeret |
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Institution: | (1) Palaeoecology Research Services Limited, Unit 8, Dabble Duck Industrial Estate, County Durham DL4 2RA Shildon, Great Britain |
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Abstract: | Little is known of the archaeobotany of the Bell Beaker period. The village of Cortaillod/Sur les Rochettes-est in Switzerland
is one of the first settlements of this date discovered so far; and one of the few sites where systematic archaeobotanical
research could be undertaken. The 114 features, mainly postholes, produced 5080 charred plant macrofossils. The composition
of the cereal spectrum was dominated by hulled wheats and notably by Triticum spelta (spelt). Other important components were Triticum dicoccum (emmer) and T. monococcum (einkorn), and probably also Hordeum (barley). The abundance of spelt represents a fundamental change compared with the plant finds from earlier sites of the
region. The origin of this cereal species is discussed in the light of recent results of cytogenetic and molecular research. |
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Keywords: | Neolithic Bell Beaker Plant macrofossils Triticum spelta Switzerland |
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