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‘Atiqot 94 (2019)
ISBN 2948-040X
The Archaeobotanical Remains from Ḥorbat Nevallaṭ
(pp. 141–144)
Nili Liphschitz
Keywords: Mediterranean, Shephelah, cultivation, vegetation, dendroarchaeology, archaeobotany
The excavations at Ḥorbat Nevallaṭ yielded charred pieces of wood and carbonized olive stones, which were derived from two tree species:
Olea europaea
and
Quercus calliprinos
. AMS analysis indicated that the olive stones date to the Chalcolithic period. The stones’ dimensions are similar to those of olive stones found at contemporary sites, attesting that stone size is a valid metric for identification of cultivated trees.