Distribution area of the archaeological sites for the domestication of Cicer arietinum (chickpea)

The aspects considered in this paper refer to remains of food plants related to the history of agriculture and cultivated-plant processing technologies. We also found drupes and berries of various spontaneous species, most likely officinal. We have used terms such as paleocarpology and paleoseeds to define the paleobotanical aspects of ecology and ethnography, and morpho-biometric as regards the dimensions of the seeds and drupes in archaeological contexts. In parallel, the ecological approach entailed analyzing the paleocarpological finds in order to define the environments in which prehistoric agriculture was able to develop.