Alonia and Dhoukanes: The Ethnoarchaeology of Threshing in Cyprus
An ancient feature of Mediteranean agriculture was the threshing floor, used with flint-toothed sledges. Information about Cypriot threshing and details of some threshing floors reveal both variation and common features that reflect functional, social, and economic contexts.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2000
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2000, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 62-69 |
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Summary: | An ancient feature of Mediteranean agriculture was the threshing floor, used with flint-toothed sledges. Information about Cypriot threshing and details of some threshing floors reveal both variation and common features that reflect functional, social, and economic contexts. |
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ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210743 |