Ancient Grains: The website of Delwen Samuel and Mark Nesbitt Posted: 07 Dec 2012 03:28 AM PST Ancient Grains: The website of Delwen Samuel and Mark Nesbitt We both work in archaeobotany - studying the archaeology of plants. Delwen Samuel's interests include bread and beer in ancient Egypt, cereals and nutrition in the Old World, and food microscopy and other techniques of residue analysis. She is based in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Kings College London. Mark Nesbitt's interests are in the prehistory and history of plant use in the Near East, especially Turkey, in all aspects of wheat and other Old World cereals, and in the beginnings of farming. Although still publishing in these areas, his day job is on current-day aspects of botany at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
On our website you can find out more about our work, and the places where we have done fieldwork, and download our publications. We would be glad to receive copies or PDFs of your publications. Publications by Delwen SamuelClick on title to download PDF. 37. Tamang, J.P. & D. Samuel. 2010. Dietary cultures and antiquity of fermented foods and beverages. Pp. 1-40 in J.P. Tamang & K. Kailasapathy (eds) Fermented foods and beverages of the world. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 36. Samuel, D. 2010. Experimental grinding and Ancient Egyptian flour production. Pp. 456-477 in S. Ikram & A. Dodson (eds), Beyond the Horizon: Studies in Egyptian Art, Archaeology and History in Honour of Barry J. Kemp. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. 35. Valamoti, S.-M., D. Samuel, M. Bayram and E. Marinova. 2008. Prehistoric cereal foods from Greece and Bulgaria: investigation of starch microstructure in experimental and archaeological charred remains. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 17 (Suppl. 1): S265-S276. 34. Samuel, D. 2006. "Archaeology of food", in The Oxford Companion to Food. Second Edition. Edited by Alan Davidson, pp. 33-34. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Details of book 33. Samuel, D. 2006. "Modified starch," in Ancient starch research. Edited by R. Torrence and H. Barton, pp. 205-216. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. Details of book 32. Gott, B., H. Barton, D. Samuel, and R. Torrence. 2006. "Biology of starch," in Ancient starch research. Edited by R. Torrence and H. Barton, pp. 35-45. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. 31. Samuel, D. 2005. Comment on: Jennings J., et al., "Drinking beer in a blissful mood". Alcohol production, operational chains, and feasting in the ancient world. Current Anthropology 46(2): 293-294. 30. Samuel, D. 2002. Bread in archaeology. Civilisations [Brussels] 49:27-36. 29. —. 2001. "Archaeobotanical evidence and analysis," in Peuplement rural et amĂ©nagements hydroagricoles dans la moyenne vallĂ©e de l'Euphrate fin VIIe-XIXe siĂšcle. Edited by S. Berthier, pp. 343-481. Damascus: Institut Français d'Ătudes Arabes de Damas. 28. —. 2001. "Bread," in The Oxford Encyclopedia of ancient Egypt. Edited by D. B. Redford, pp. 196-198. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 27. —. 2001. "Beer," in The Oxford Encyclopedia of ancient Egypt. Edited by D. B. Redford, pp. 171-172. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 26. —. 2000. A new look at old bread: ancient Egyptian baking. Archaeology International 1999/2000: 28-31. 25. —. 2000. "Brewing and baking," in Ancient Egyptian materials and technology. Edited by P. T. Nicholson and I. Shaw, pp. 537-576. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 24. —. 1999. Bread making and social interactions at the Amarna Workmen's village, Egypt. World Archaeology 31:121-144. 23. —. 1999. "Brewing and baking in ancient Egyptian art," in Food in the arts. Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Edited by H. Walker, pp. 173-181. Totnes, Devon: Prospect Books. 22. Nesbitt, M., and D. Samuel. 1998. Letter. Wheat domestication: archaeobotanical evidence. Science 279:1432. 21. Samuel, D. 1997. Cereal food and nutrition in ancient Egypt. Nutrition 13:579-580. 20. —. 1997. Fermentation technology 3,000 years ago - the archaeology of ancient Egyptian beer. SGM Quarterly 24(1): 3-5. 19. Nesbitt, M., G. Hillman, L. Peña Chocarro, D. Samuel, and A. T. SzabĂł. 1996. "Checklist for recording the cultivation and uses of hulled wheats," in Hulled wheats. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Hulled Wheats. Edited by S. Padulosi, K. Hammer, and J. Heller, pp. 234-245. Rome: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute. 18. Nesbitt, M., and D. Samuel. 1996. "From staple crop to extinction? The archaeology and history of the hulled wheats," in Hulled wheats. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Hulled Wheats, vol. 4, Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. Edited by S. Padulosi, K. Hammer, and J. Heller, pp. 41-100. Rome: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute. 17. —. 1996. Archaeobotany in Turkey: a review of current research. Orient Express 1996:91-96. 16. Samuel, D. 1996. Investigation of ancient Egyptian baking and brewing methods by correlative microscopy. Science 273:488-490. 15. —. 1996. Archaeology of ancient Egyptian beer. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists 54:3-12. 14. —. 1996. Approaches to the archaeology of food. Petits Propos Culinaires 54:12-21. 13. Samuel, D. 1995. "Umbellifer fruits (Trachyspermum copticum (L.) Link) from the Workmen's village," in Amarna Reports VI, Occasional Publications 10. Edited by B. Kemp, pp. 372-383. London: Egypt Exploration Society. 12. Samuel, D., and P. Bolt. 1995. Rediscovering ancient Egyptian beer. Brewers' Guardian 124:26-31. 11. Kemp, B. J., D. Samuel, and R. Luff. 1994. "Food for an Egyptian city: Tell el-Amarna," in Whither environmental archaeology?, Monograph 38. Edited by R. Luff and P. Rowley-Conwy, pp. 133-170. Oxford: Oxbow. 10. —. 1994. A new look at bread and beer. Egyptian Archaeology:9-11. 9. —. 1994. An archaeological study of baking and bread in New Kingdom Egypt. Ph.D, University of Cambridge. 8. —. 1993. A new look at old bread: ancient Egyptian baking. Archaeology International 3: 28-31. 7. —. 1993. Ancient Egyptian cereal processing: beyond the artistic record. Cambridge Archaeological Journal 3:276-283. 6. —. 1993. Ancient Egyptian bread and beer: an interdisciplinary approach. In: Davies, W. Vivian, and Roxi Walker, eds., Biological anthropology and the study of ancient Egypt. London: British Museum, p. 156-164. 5. —. 1993. Scanning electron microscopy and ancient Egyptian beer. BRFI Quarterly Jan. 1993: 27-29. 4. —. 1992. Ancient Egyptian baking and brewing. In S. Curto and A.-M. Donadoni-Roveri, eds. Sesto Congresso Internazionale di Egittologia. Vol. 1. Turin: SocietĂ Italiana per il Gas, pp. 120-134. 3. —. 1989. "Their staff of life: initial investigations on ancient Egyptian bread baking," in Amarna Reports V, Occasional Publications 6. Edited by B. J. Kemp, pp. 253-290. London: Egypt Exploration Society. 2. —. 1989. Archaeobotanical work at Tell Zagan and Tell Hwes, 1987 [In Helga Seeden and Jim Wilson, The AUB-IFEAD Habur village project preliminary report: rural settlement in the Syrian Gazira from prehistoric to modern times, 1-31, plates 1-4]. Damaszener Mitteilungen 4:19-23. 1. —. 1986. Plant remains from the northwest tell at Busra. Berytus 34:83-96.
Publications by Mark Nesbitt Click on title to download PDF file. IN PRESS Nesbitt, M. Ethnobotany. In: Y. Harvey (ed.), The Herbarium Handbook. Fourth edition. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Publication expected 2010/11. Nesbitt, M. In press. "Iron age agriculture at Tille HöyĂŒk," in Tille HöyĂŒk Volume III. The Iron Age. Edited by S. Blaylock. London: British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. Publication expected 2010. PUBLISHED. Minor/popular publications are listed but not numbered. Nesbitt, M. 2009. The Economic Botany Collection. In Hunter Gatherer, by Jane Edden [Artist's exhibition catalogue], pp. 6-8. London: Flowers. Details of exhibition. 50. Evers, A., and M. Nesbitt. 2006. "Cereals," in The encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses. Edited by M. Black, J. D. Bewley, and P. Halmer, pp. 65-70. Wallingford: CABI. Details of book 49. Nesbitt, M. 2006. "Archaeobotany," in The encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses. Edited by M. Black, J. D. Bewley, and P. Halmer, pp. 20-22. Wallingford: CABI. 48. Nesbitt, M. 2006. "Ethnobotany," in The encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses. Edited by M. Black, J. D. Bewley, and P. Halmer, pp. 227-229. Wallingford: CABI. 45. Nesbitt, M. 2006. Identification guide for Near Eastern grass seeds. London: Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 129pp. ISBN 0-905853-41-5. Now easily available for £36.99 from Berg Books and US$69 from Left Coast Books. I can supply individuals with slightly cheaper copies - please contact me (mark {at} ancientgrains.org). Preview PDF [2.6 MB] of some pages (does not convey the quality of the pictures) 44. Nesbitt, M. 2005. "Grains," in The cultural history of plants. Edited by G. Prance and M. Nesbitt, pp. 45-60. New York: Routledge. 43. Prance, G., and M. Nesbitt. Editors. 2005. The cultural history of plants. New York: Routledge. 38. Mori, N., T. Ishii, T. Ishido, S. Hirosawa, H. Watatani, T. Kawahara, M. Nesbitt, G. Belay, S. Takumi, Y. Ogihara, and C. Nakamura. 2003. Origin of domesticated emmer and common wheat inferred from chloroplast DNA fingerprinting. In 10th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, vol. 5, pp. 25-28. Rome: Istituto Sperimentale Cerealicoltura. 33. Cope, T., and M. Nesbitt. 2002. Lygeum spartum. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 19:35-39. 30. Nesbitt, M., and R. Hajioff. 2001. Notes and queries: argan oil. Petits Propos Culinaires 67:121-124. 29. Nesbitt, M., and J. Postgate. 2001. "Nuss und Verwandtes (nuts)," in Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen ArchĂ€ologie 9(7/8). Edited by G. Frant-SzabĂł, pp. 633-635. Berlin: de Gruyter. Nesbitt, M. 2000. "Plants and people in ancient Anatolia," in Across the Anatolian plateau: readings in the archaeology of ancient Turkey, vol. 57, Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Edited by D. C. Hopkins, pp. 5-18. Boston, MA: American Schools of Oriental Research. See 15. 23. Nesbitt, M. 1997. Archaeobotanical identification of Near Eastern grass caryopses. Ph.D, University College London. 19. —. 1996. "Agriculture," in The Oxford companion to archaeology. Edited by B. M. Fagan, pp. 19-21. New York: Oxford University Press. 18. Nesbitt, M., G. Hillman, L. Peña Chocarro, D. Samuel, and A. T. SzabĂł. 1996. "Checklist for recording the cultivation and uses of hulled wheats," in Hulled wheats. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Hulled Wheats. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops 4. Edited by S. Padulosi, K. Hammer, and J. Heller, pp. 234-245. Rome: International Plant Genetic Resources Institute. 14. —. 1995. Clues to agricultural origins in the northern fertile crescent. Diversity 11:142-143. 13. —. 1995. "4. The search for plant remains," in Qermez Dere, Tell Afar: interim report no. 3, vol. 14, Project Paper. Edited by T. Watkins, pp. 9-11, 40-45. Edinburgh: Department of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh. —. 1995. Anadolu'da Arkeobotani [Translation of article in Biblical Archaeologist 58: 68-81 (1995)]. Bilim ve Teknik 336:26-29. See 15. 7. —. 1993. "The archaeobotany of Turkey: a review," in OPTIMA. Proceedings of the fifth meeting. Edited by H. Demeriz and N. Ăzhatay, pp. 329-350. Istanbul: Istanbul Ăniversitesi, Fen FakĂŒltesi. Now out-of-date. 6. —. 1993. Archaeobotanical remains [In G. Herrmann et al, The International Merv Project, preliminary report on the first season (1992), 39-62]. Iran 31:56-58, plate XVc,d. 3. Nesbitt, M. 1990. Seed reference collections and archaeobotany. Circaea 8:21-39. Superseded by 37. |