Sorghum and Finger Millet Cultivation during the Aksumite Period: Insights from Ethnoarchaeological Modelling and Microbotanical Analysis

Ruiz-Giralt, Abel; Beldados, Alemseged; Biagetti, Stefano; D’Agostini, Francesca; D’Andrea, A. Catherine; Meresa, Yemane; Lancelotti, Carla

doi:10.5334/jcaa.132

Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology

2023

DOI: 10.5334/jcaa.132

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Sorghum and Finger Millet Cultivation during the Aksumite Period: Insights from Ethnoarchaeological Modelling and Microbotanical Analysis

Abel Ruiz-Giralt,

Alemseged Beldados,

Stefano Biagetti

et al.

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Predicting plant water availability from phytolith assemblages: an experimental approach for archaeological reconstructions in drylands

D’Agostini,

Ruiz Pérez,

Madella

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Veget Hist Archaeobot

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Predicting plant water availability from phytolith assemblages: an experimental approach for archaeological reconstructions in drylands

D’Agostini,

Ruiz Pérez,

Madella

et al. 2024

Veget Hist Archaeobot

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Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Agricultural Economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): First look at a 1000-Year History

Meresa,

Ruiz-Giralt,

Beldados

et al. 2024

Afr Archaeol Rev

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Archaeobotanical investigations at the site of Ona Adi in Tigrai were conducted during the 2013–2015 field seasons within the framework of the Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (ETAP). The site occupation spanned the Middle/Late Pre-Aksumite period (ca. 750/600 BCE) to the fall of the Aksumite Kingdom (ca. 700 CE), including the Pre-Aksumite to Aksumite transition (ca. 400 BCE–CE 1). The main objective of the study was to examine the agricultural economy in Eastern Tigrai during these periods and to evaluate the impact of social and cultural developments on the agricultural practices at Ona Adi. Recovered macrobotanical remains included wheat, barley, linseed, noog, lentil, and wild/weedy plants. In addition, evidence of finger millet was recovered along with tentative identifications of t’ef. The phytolith record shows evidence of grass processing, including morphotypes associated with Chloridoideae, Panicoideae, and Pooideae grasses. Results indicate that plants of both African and Southwest Asian origins were present in the region from the mid-eighth century BCE to the eighth century CE, but their relative importance varied throughout time in relation to socio-political changes at the regional level. Our data demonstrate a significant degree of continuity in the local agricultural economy, which remained largely unchanged even after the decline of Aksumite state.

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The development of crop production in the northern Horn of Africa: a review of the archaeobotanical evidence

Ruiz-Giralt,

Beldados

2024

Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa

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Sorghum and Finger Millet Cultivation during the Aksumite Period: Insights from Ethnoarchaeological Modelling and Microbotanical Analysis

Cited by 3 publications

References 73 publications

Predicting plant water availability from phytolith assemblages: an experimental approach for archaeological reconstructions in drylands

Predicting plant water availability from phytolith assemblages: an experimental approach for archaeological reconstructions in drylands

Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Agricultural Economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): First look at a 1000-Year History

The development of crop production in the northern Horn of Africa: a review of the archaeobotanical evidence

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