作者: Danny Rosenberg
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摘要: Abstract Trees yielding hard-shell fruits were part of the former landscape Southern Levant. Among these, oaks one most prominent features Mediterranean woodlands, covering large parts landscape. Nevertheless, their possible importance as a food source in past economies Levant has been underestimated comparison to other plant resources. Furthermore, appearance stone pounding and grinding tools (frequently mentioned ethnographic accounts acorn processing tools) Epipalaeolithic Early Neolithic mostly seen associated with cereal transition agriculture based economies. This paper summarizes work on oak acorns explores role It suggests that methods spatial location preparation for consumption might explain why contribution this widespread, high-energy nutritional resource underestima...