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Garamantian Agriculture: The Plant Remains from Zinchecra, Fezzan
van der Veen, Marijke · 1992
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- Type
- journal_article
- Publication
- Libyan Studies, vol. 23, 7–39
Records informed by this source
- date assertion Early agriculture at Zinchecra — date assertionEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · dates · pp. 7–39; radiocarbon dates and plant assemblage
Provides the early agricultural evidence.
- date assertion Zinchecra — date assertioninforms · provides archaeological observation · pp. 7–39; radiocarbon table and plant-remain discussion
Provides early dates, cereals, and fruits.
- relationship Research record — associated withEvidence confidence: highinforms · provides archaeological observation · pp. 7–39; radiocarbon dates and plant assemblage
Provides the early agricultural evidence.
- relationship Research record — associated withEvidence confidence: highinforms · provides archaeological observation · pp. 7–39; radiocarbon dates and plant assemblage
Provides the early agricultural evidence.
- causal hypothesis Oasis concentration was multicausalEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · provides archaeological observation · Agricultural remains and early dates
Supports local oasis cultivation in Fezzan.
- relationship Early Wadi al-Ajal oasis communities — inhabited — ZinchecraEvidence confidence: highinforms · provides archaeological observation · Radiocarbon and plant-remain sections
Provides the settlement and agricultural evidence.
- event Early agriculture at ZinchecraEvidence confidence: highinforms · provides archaeological observation · pp. 7–39; radiocarbon dates and plant assemblage
Provides the early agricultural evidence.
- entity ZinchecraEvidence confidence: highinforms · provides archaeological observation · pp. 7–39; radiocarbon table and plant-remain discussion
Provides early dates, cereals, and fruits.
- date assertion Early Wadi al-Ajal oasis communities — date assertioninforms · supports distribution · pp. 7–39; earliest radiocarbon dates and agricultural assemblage
Supports an early oasis community without proving statehood.
- entity Early Wadi al-Ajal oasis communitiesEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · supports distribution · pp. 7–39; earliest radiocarbon dates and agricultural assemblage
Supports an early oasis community without proving statehood.
- claim Early agriculture at Zinchecra does not establish the existence or territorial extent of the mature Garamantian state before 800 BCE.Evidence confidence: near certainsupports · supports assignment and caveat · pp. 7–39; earliest dates and agricultural remains
Supports early agriculture and the chronological limitation.