Distinguishing ripe spelt from processed green spelt (Grünkern) grains: Methodological aspects and the case of early La Tène Hochdorf (Vaihingen a.d. Enz, Germany)

• Published in: Journal of archaeological science Vol. 118; p. 105143
• Main Authors: Berihuete-Azorín, Marian, Stika, Hans-Peter, Hallama, Moritz, Valamoti, Soultana Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Archaeobotany; Cereal parching; crop yield; Early La Tène; Germany; Grünkern; harvest date; humans; labor; Methodology; Post-harvesting processes; seeds; Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta; Triticum spelta L; weather; Germany; Methodology; Cereal parching; Archaeobotany; Early La Tène; Triticum spelta L; Post-harvesting processes; Grünkern

The practice of harvesting green grains is known worldwide and, although it implies a higher investment of labour than collecting them ripe, it presents some advantages such as the possibility to extend the harvest time or to secure one year's crop yield in case of, for instance, bad weather cl...