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Charred flower-head remains of Carthamus tinctorius recovered from an Early Bronze Age site in northern Syria indicate that safflower was used as a dye plant. The kernels of Prunus mahaleb probably served as a flavouring agent.
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van Zeist, W., Waterbolk-van Rooijen, W. Two interesting floral finds from third millennium B.C. Tell Hammam et-Turkman, northern Syria. Veget Hist Archaebot 1, 157–161 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191555
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