Pollen and dinoflagellate cysts have been analysed in a core from the south basin of the
Caspian Sea, providing a picture of respectively past vegetation and water salinity for the …

Abstract The Achaemenids and Sasanian 'Persian'Empires were significant political,
economic, and social forces in the Late Iron Age and Late Antiquity Eurasia, respectively …

Common walnut (Juglans regia L) is an economically important species cultivated
worldwide for its high-quality wood and nuts. It is generally accepted that after the last …

Common walnut (Juglans regia L) is an economically important species cultivated
worldwide for its wood and nuts. It is generally accepted that J. regia survived and grew …

The landscape around the Graeco-Roman town of Neapolis was reconstructed through
morphostratigraphic methods and pollen analysis of the sediments filling the bay hosting the …

The study of agricultural origins has been revolutionized by genomic science. Whole
genome sequencing of plant domesticates opens a door to multiple new approaches by …

This article summarizes the outcome of a workshop sponsored by the Durham University
Centre for Iranian Cultural Studies, where papers were presented on the entire …

Abstract Two short (100 and 175 cm-long) sediment cores from the southwestern corner of
Lake Urmia provide a record of vegetation dynamics, lake-level changes and the role of …

Ancient Persia witnessed one of its most prosperous cultural and socio-economic periods
between 550 bc and ad 651, with the successive domination of the Achaemenid, Seleucid …

Abstract Background and Aims Olive is considered a native plant of the eastern side of the
Mediterranean basin, from where it should have spread westward along the Mediterranean …