Barley as a Human Companion Species - Exploring the relationship between barley and North Atlantic peoples: 4000 BC – AD 1200
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an ancient cereal crop originating in the Fertile Crescent approximately 12,000 years ago and is presently one of the most important cereal crops globally. Barley has a long and complex history. This thesis aims to explore one dimension of this history through the lens of...
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CUNY Academic Works
2024
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Online Access: | https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1094 https://academicworks.cuny.edu/context/hc_sas_etds/article/2185/viewcontent/ChloeCombs_MAfinal___all_revs_1_.pdf |
Summary: | Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an ancient cereal crop originating in the Fertile Crescent approximately 12,000 years ago and is presently one of the most important cereal crops globally. Barley has a long and complex history. This thesis aims to explore one dimension of this history through the lens of human companion species using archaeobotanical data collected from the islands of the North Atlantic from the Neolithic (4,000 BC) to the Norse period (AD 1200). |
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