Wheat is one of the founder crops of Western agriculture. This study reconstructs agronomic conditions, potential yields, and kernel weight in the beginnings of cultivation of domesticated… (More)
This study presents the analysis of carbon isotope discrimination (Ä) in cereal and faba bean seeds from archaeological sites as a rapid method of evaluating the occurrence or otherwise of ancient… (More)
The appearance of agriculture in the Fertile Crescent propelled the development of Western civilization. Here we investigate the evolution of agronomic conditions in this region by reconstructing… (More)
We present a novel approach to study the sustainability of ancient Mediterranean agriculture that combines the measurement of carbon isotope discrimination (Delta(13)C) and nitrogen isotope… (More)