Wednesday, 5 July, 2006

Session: Archaeobotany and political economy--
Cash crops, perennials and the organization of production

Gardens, kitchens, animal pens, and flax-processing: The workmen's village at Tell el-Amarna

Chris J. Stevens
(Wessex Archaeology and Institute of Archaeology, UCL)

The ancient city of Amarna in Egypt provides a unique opportunity to examine
botanical remains from settlement contexts within the New Kingdom. Since
1979 samples were routinely taken in the excavations from three main sites
within the general area covered by the ancient city of Amarna; these are the
city itself, the temple/palatial complex at Kom-el Nana to the south and the
Workmen's Village lying to the east into the desert itself. Analysis of
desiccated and charred material has presented not only a picture of the
range of plants species present, but given the short lived nature of the
city and the outstanding preservation in some contexts, has allowed a much
more detailed insight into the relationships between the botanical remains
themselves and the contexts in which they were found.

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