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Contributions to the agrarian history of Eastern Arabia II. The cultivars
Author(s) -
POTTS D. T.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0471.1994.tb00071.x
Subject(s) - agrarian society , geography , agriculture , archaeology , cultivar , ancient history , history , agronomy , biology
Following on from an earlier study of agricultural implements and cultivation techniques in eastern Arabia, this paper presents the palaeobotanical and ethnohistoric evidence available on early cultivars in the region from the late 4th millennium B.C. through the pre‐modern era. The introduction of new crops is discussed and, where possible, the evidence is marshalled which pertains to the origins of those new introductions and the dates of their arrival in the Gulf region.