POLLEN, STARCH, AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS AT GHWAIR I, JORDAN

Summary

Ghwair I is located along a major drainage to the Dead Sea in southern Jordan. The Pre-

Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) village covers approximately 2-3 acres, dating to approximately 7700

BP. This village overlooks the confluence of Wadi Ghwair and Wadi Feinan, which then drains west

to the Dead Sea. Pollen and phytolith samples were collected as washes from six pieces of

groundstone. In addition, two Caprine teeth, recovered in Room 3, were scraped to obtain dental

calculus to identify any remains that might assist in discussing their diet. Although the primary

purpose for examining the pollen, phytolith, and starch records from these pieces of groundstone

was to recover evidence of foods processed at the site, pollen analysis is expected, by this author,

to provide information concerning local vegetation, as well.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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