Milling stones and waste

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Abstract

Milling stones have long been recognized as basic implements in agricultural societies in the Near East (e.g., Macalister 1912: 35–40), used especially for grinding grain into flour (e.g., Driver 1969: 91; Williams-Thorpe and Thorpe 1993; Wright 1991, 1994). They have been used from prehistoric times up to the modern day. Although earlier generations of archaeologists tended to do little more than note their presence, the last decade has seen the more systematic collection and study of this neglected component of ancient material culture. Analyses have focused on a range of issues (Rowan and Ebeling 2008), including typology (e.g., Hovers...
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAn Investigation Into Early Desert Pastoralism
Subtitle of host publicationExcavations at the Camel Site, Negev
PublisherCotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Chapter7
Pages111-122
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic) 9781938770708
ISBN (Print)9781931745840
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2011

Publication series

NameUCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press Monographs
Number69

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