Wild cereal grain consumption among Early Holocene foragers of the Balkans predates the arrival of agriculture
E. Cristiani, A. Radini, A. Zupancich, A. Gismondi, A. D'Agostino, C. Ottoni, M. Carra, S. Vukojizic, M. Constantinescu, D. Antonovic, T. D. Price, D. Boric
This study identifies early use of wild cereals by Balkan foragers through dental calculus and tool analysis, suggesting prior familiarity with grass grains may have facilitated later agricultural adoption.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2021Ecology