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Analysis of charred plant macro-remains, including wood charcoals, cereals, seeds, tubers and fruits from the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük has indicated complex patterns of plant resource use and exploitation in the Konya plain during the early Holocene. Evidence presented in this paper shows that settlement location was not dictated by proximity to high quality arable land and direct access to arboreal resources (firewood, timber, fruit producing species). A summary of the patterns observed in sample composition and species representation is outlined here together with preliminary interpretations of these results within their broader regional context.
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Received September 4, 2001 / Accepted April 9, 2002
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Fairbairn, A., Asouti, E., Near, J. et al. Macro-botanical evidence for plant use at Neolithic Çatalhöyük south-central Anatolia, Turkey. Veget Hist Archaeobot 11, 41–54 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003340200005
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