Brown, A. Douglas. (2007). Dating the onset of cereal cultivation in Britain and Ireland:. Antiquity 81 (314). Vol 81(314), pp. 1042-1052.

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Title:		 Dating the onset of cereal cultivation in Britain and Ireland:
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Subtitle:		 the evidence from charred cereal grains
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Issue:		 Antiquity 81 (314)
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Series:		 Antiquity
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Volume:		 81 (314)
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Page Start/End:		 1042 - 1052
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Abstract:		 The author reviews the current evidence for radiocarbon-dated first use of cereals, distinguishing between dates from charcoal in contexts with cereals, and dates from the charred grains themselves. The charred grains begin to appear around 4000 cal BC and become prominent in settlements between 3800 and 3000 cal BC. It is argued that this correlates well with the appearance of megalithic tombs (3800-3500 cal BC) and argues for a relatively rapid adoption of the Neolithic package during an experimental phase of two centuries, 4000-3800 cal BC. The early cereals reported in the pollen record (from 5000 BC) are attributed to wild species.
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Author:		 Alex Douglas Brown
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Year of Publication:		 2007
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Megalithic Tombs (Auto Detected Subject)
Cereals (Auto Detected Subject)
Pollen (Auto Detected Subject)
Cereal (Auto Detected Subject)
Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal)
Centuries 40003800 Cal Bc (Auto Detected Temporal)
5000 Bc (Auto Detected Temporal)
Charcoal (Auto Detected Subject)
4000 Cal Bc (Auto Detected Temporal)
Charred Grains (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 11 Feb 2008