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Cynthianne Spiteri
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Foodways of an agro-pastoral community
Organic residue analysis of pottery and stone vessels at Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf
Tel Tsaf is a Middle Chalcolithic (ca. 5200–4700 cal BC) site located in the central Jordan Valley, Israel. The site reflects increasing long-distance trade, organized cereal crop cultivation and possibly olive horticulture. Organic residue analysis of lipids recovered from 100 p
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Dietary continuation in the southern Levant
A Neolithic-Chalcolithic perspective through organic residue analysis
Foodways in the late prehistoric southern Levant evolved alongside changes in the social and economic organization of the communities occupying the region. In this paper, we present a comprehensive study of culinary practices from the Pottery Neolithic to the Late Chalcolithic pe
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Bee products in the prehistoric southern levant
Evidence from the lipid organic record
Beehive products have a rich global history. In the wider Levantine region, bees had a significant role in Egypt and Mesopotamia, and intensive beekeeping was noted in Israel during the Biblical period when apiaries were first identified. This study investigates the origins of th
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