Late Bronze Age crops from Cine-Tepecik, western Anatolia: insights into farming and political economy in the lands of Arzawa

Maltas T., Guenel S.

ANTIQUITY, no.401, pp.1236-1251, 2024 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.15184/aqy.2024.142
  • Journal Name: ANTIQUITY
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, FRANCIS, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, L'Année philologique, Anthropological Literature, ATLA Religion Database, Index Islamicus, International Bibliography of Art, Linguistic Bibliography, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.1236-1251
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A dearth of published archaeobotanical data from the Late Bronze Age of western Anatolia limits our understanding of agricultural production in this key area. Recent excavations at Cine-Tepecik provide insights into farming and the political economy in the kingdom of Mira within the lands of Arzawa. Archaeobotanical assemblages indicate that farming was structured to meet both domestic and institutional consumption; the former utilising a wide range of crop species while the latter focused on cereals. Plant remains provide further evidence for a 'hybrid' suite of farming practices across western Anatolia and contribute to debate around the spread of broomcorn millet cultivation.