Table 1 Identified charred material in absolute numbers and percentages at Tel Tsaf.
From: 7000-year-old evidence of fruit tree cultivation in the Jordan Valley, Israel
Identified taxon | Area B | Area C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of specimens | % | No. of specimens | % | ||
Native Mediterranean trees | Quercus ithaburensis (Mt. Tabor oak) | 1 | 3.8 | 237 | 39.8 |
Quercus calliprinos (evergreen kermes oak) | 6 | 1.0 | |||
Quercus spp. (oaks) | 6 | 1.0 | |||
Crataegus spp. (hawthorn) | 9 | 1.5 | |||
Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree) | 2 | 7.7 | |||
Pistacia lentiscus (mastic) | 4 | 0.7 | |||
Pistacia spp. (pistachio) | 1 | 0.2 | |||
Semi-arid Irano-Turanian steppe taxa | Tamarix spp. (tamarisk) | 4 | 15.4 | 133 | 22.3 |
Salsola spp. (saltwort) | 2 | 7.7 | 8 | 1.3 | |
Suaeda spp. (seepweed) | 2 | 7.7 | 4 | 0.7 | |
Acacia raddiana (twisted acacia) | 5 | 0.8 | |||
Capparis spinosa (caper bush) | 2 | 0.3 | |||
Riverbank trees | Populus euphratica/Salix (Euphrates poplar/willow) | 59 | 9.9 | ||
Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree) | 4 | 0.7 | |||
Fruit trees | Ficus carica (common fig) | 51 | 8.6 | ||
Olea europaea (olive) | 12 | 46.2 | 38 | 6.4 | |
Unidentifiable | 3 | 11.5 | 29 | 4.9 | |
Total | 26 | 100 | 596 | 100 | |
