caa a22 4500 445359080 CHVBK 20180317142909.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00334-011-0302-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00334-011-0302-6 An investigation of processing and consumption of pulses among prehistoric societies: archaeobotanical, experimental and ethnographic evidence from Greece [Elektronische Daten] [Soultana Valamoti, Aikaterini Moniaki, Angeliki Karathanou] Pulses have constituted an important food source for prehistoric communities in the Old World, yet little is known as regards their processing for consumption through the archaeobotanical record. This paper provides an overview of archaeobotanical evidence for the use of pulses in prehistoric Greece based on two case studies from the north, and explores (a) their preparation for consumption, in particular their detoxification and (b) the consumption of pulses as a component of ordinary daily meals in prehistoric times, as well as those for special occasions, within a context of feasting and ritual. The paper examines charred remains of Vicia ervilia (bitter vetch) and Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) from early Bronze Age Agios Athanasios and late Neolithic Kremasti Koiladas, respectively, as the former provides a basis for a pilot exploration of pulse detoxification and the latter, due to its origin, offers a rare opportunity to discuss the context of consumption. In the pilot exploration of pulse seed preparation for consumption, the inner cotyledon morphology of modern V. ervilia seeds which were experimentally processed with water and pounding was examined macroscopically and through SEM micrographs. Preliminary observations suggest that intentional splitting of pulse seeds as part of processing for consumption as food may be recognisable in the archaeobotanical record. Processing with water may also be detected. The particular context of the Kremasti finds suggests that pulses, in this particular case L. sativus, may have constituted special foods for particular occasions, loaded with symbolic meaning. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Pulse processing nationallicence Toxicity nationallicence Lathyrus sativus nationallicence Vicia ervilia nationallicence Prehistoric Greece nationallicence Ritual pulse ‘consumption' nationallicence Valamoti Soultana Department of Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece aut Moniaki Aikaterini Monis Prevelis 104, 71006, Heraklion, Crete, Greece aut Karathanou Angeliki Department of Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece aut Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Springer-Verlag 20/5(2011-09-01), 381-396 0939-6314 20:5<381 2011 20 334 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-011-0302-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-011-0302-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Valamoti Soultana Department of Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Moniaki Aikaterini Monis Prevelis 104, 71006, Heraklion, Crete, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Karathanou Angeliki Department of Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Vegetation History and Archaeobotany Springer-Verlag 20/5(2011-09-01), 381-396 0939-6314 20:5<381 2011 20 334 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer