On 20 July 2020, the scientific results of the research on the archaeobotanical remains from Urkesh/Tell Mozan, carried out by Matteo Delle Donne researcher at the University of Naples “L’Orientale” and ISMEO - Associazione Internazionale di Studi sul Mediterraneo e l’Oriente, were presented at The International Virtual Conference on Archaeology of Iran and Adjacent Regions, organized by the Archaeological Sciences Research Centre, University of Sistan and Baluchhestan, Zahedan, Iran (20-21 July 2020).
The paper entitled The exploitation of plants at Tell Mozan (NE Syria) in 4th-3rd mill. BC aimed at discussing how the results of the archaeobotanical studies at Tell Mozan/Urkesh shed new light on ancient agriculture and food habits and, in particular, how they could contribute to the analysis of the relationship between local communities and the surrounding environment in the past.
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