On the origins and dissemination of domesticated sorghum and pearl millet across Africa and into India: a view from the Butana Group of the Far Eastern Sahel
F Winchell, M Brass, A Manzo, A Beldados… - African Archaeological …, 2018 - Springer
Four decades have passed since Harlan and Stemler (1976) proposed the eastern Sahelian
zone as the most likely center of Sorghum bicolor domestication. Recently, new data on …
zone as the most likely center of Sorghum bicolor domestication. Recently, new data on …
New evidence of plant food processing in Italy before 40ka
MM Lippi, B Aranguren, S Arrighi, D Attolini… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Evidence of plant food processing is a significant indicator of the human ability to exploit
environmental resources. The recovery of starch grains associated with use-wear on …
environmental resources. The recovery of starch grains associated with use-wear on …
A chromosome-level genome of a Kordofan melon illuminates the origin of domesticated watermelons
Wild relatives or progenitors of crops are important resources for breeding and for
understanding domestication. Identifying them, however, is difficult because of extinction …
understanding domestication. Identifying them, however, is difficult because of extinction …
The rise and fall of African rice cultivation revealed by analysis of 246 new genomes
African rice (Oryza glaberrima) was domesticated independently from Asian rice. The
geographical origin of its domestication remains elusive. Using 246 new whole-genome …
geographical origin of its domestication remains elusive. Using 246 new whole-genome …
Transition From Wild to Domesticated Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) Revealed in Ceramic Temper at Three Middle Holocene Sites in Northern Mali
Imprints of domesticated pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) spikelets, observed as
temper in ceramics dating to the third millennium BC, provide the earliest evidence for the …
temper in ceramics dating to the third millennium BC, provide the earliest evidence for the …
A new functional ecological model reveals the nature of early plant management in southwest Asia
A Weide, L Green, JG Hodgson, C Douché… - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
The protracted domestication model posits that wild cereals in southwest Asia were
cultivated over millennia before the appearance of domesticated cereals in the …
cultivated over millennia before the appearance of domesticated cereals in the …
From influence to impact: The multifunctional land use in Mediterranean prehistory emerging from palynology of archaeological sites (8.0-2.8 ka BP)
AM Mercuri, A Florenzano, F Burjachs… - The …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Archaeobotany is used to discover details on local land uses in prehistoric settlements
developed during the middle and beginning of late Holocene. Six archaeological sites from …
developed during the middle and beginning of late Holocene. Six archaeological sites from …
Genetic control of seed shattering during African rice domestication
Domestication represents a unique opportunity to study the evolutionary process. The
elimination of seed dispersal traits was a key step in the evolution of cereal crops under …
elimination of seed dispersal traits was a key step in the evolution of cereal crops under …
An activatable NIR‐II fluorescent probe for tracking heavy‐metal ion and high‐level salt‐induced oxidative stress in plant sprouts
Y Long, J Chen, F Zeng, S Wu - Aggregate, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Humans and plants have become enfolded and inseparable. Abiotic stresses in particular
oxidative stress caused by heavy‐metal ions or high‐level salt contamination deleteriously …
oxidative stress caused by heavy‐metal ions or high‐level salt contamination deleteriously …
Snapshots in time: MicroCT scanning of pottery sherds determines early domestication of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in East Africa
MicroCT visualisations of organic inclusions within pottery sherds from Khashm el Girba 23
(KG23), Sudan, reveal domesticated sorghum (Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor) at c. 3700 …
(KG23), Sudan, reveal domesticated sorghum (Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor) at c. 3700 …