The Agricultural Economy of an Old Kingdom Town in Egypt's West Delta: Insights from the Plant Remains

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Previous articleNext article No AccessThe Agricultural Economy of an Old Kingdom Town in Egypt's West Delta: Insights from the Plant RemainsMarie-Francine Moens, and Wilma WetterstromMarie-Francine Moens Search for more articles by this author , and Wilma Wetterstrom Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Near Eastern Studies Volume 47, Number 3Jul., 1988 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/373282 Views: 17Total views on this site Citations: 24Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1988 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Kuangyuan Nong, Xingjun Hu, Mark Merlin, Tao Chen, Guilin Zhang, Hongen Jiang Potential legume forage selection in arid regions of northwest China: utilization of Melilotus cf. albus (Fabaceae) as army horse fodder in a Tang Dynasty (AD 618–907) beacon tower, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 14, no.99 (Aug 2022).https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01634-yNatalia Małecka-Drozd More remarks on settlement patterns in the Nile Delta in the 3rd millennium BC, Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean , no.30/230/2 (Dec 2021): 29–79.https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.2083-537X.pam30.2.15Chris Stantis, Arwa Kharobi, Nina Maaranen, Colin Macpherson, Manfred Bietak, Silvia Prell, Holger Schutkowski Multi-isotopic study of diet and mobility in the northeastern Nile Delta, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 13, no.66 (Jun 2021).https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-021-01344-xClaire Malleson Agriculture and environment in the Wadi Tumilat, Egypt, 2nd–1st millennium BC, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 37 (Jun 2021): 102942.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102942Georges Verly, Frederik W. 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