Article: Variety in cereal cultivation in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages in relation to environmental conditions
Journal of archaeological science. 2013 Apr., v. 40, no. 4
2013
Abstract: The objective of this paper is to assess the relationship between the cereals cultivated in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages (ca. 1250–400 BC) within the area of the present-day Czech Republic, and their environmental settings. The various charred ... ...
| Abstract | The objective of this paper is to assess the relationship between the cereals cultivated in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages (ca. 1250–400 BC) within the area of the present-day Czech Republic, and their environmental settings. The various charred caryopses of cereal species represented in the archaeobotanical assemblages from 35 archaeological sites differ, especially in the proportion of wheat and barley. The cereal assemblages were compared regarding site altitude, weather conditions, soils and soil productivity. The most important environmental variable influencing the choice of a particular crop seemed to be altitude which is correlated with other variables such as the length of growing season, mean annual temperature, soil quality etc. Although the ecological requirements of cereals cultivated in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages are not known, they presumably thrived under similar conditions to present-day species/varieties, and the strategy of past crop husbandry was based on similar principles as today, e.g. flexible adaptation to local environmental conditions, in an effort to achieve optimal yields and reduce the danger of crop failure. |
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| Keywords | altitude ; archaeobotany ; barley ; fruits ; growing season ; plant cultural practices ; soil ; soil productivity ; soil quality ; temperature ; weather ; wheat ; Czech Republic |
| Language | English |
| Dates of publication | 2013-04 |
| Size | p. 1988-2000. |
| Publishing place | Elsevier Ltd |
| Document type | Article |
| ZDB-ID | 1468969-8 |
| ISSN | 0305-4403 |
| ISSN | 0305-4403 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jas.2012.12.010 |
| Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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