Neolithic hydroclimatic change and water resources exploitation in the Fertile Crescent by Eleonora Regattieri, Luca Forti, Russell N. Drysdale, Giorgio Mannella, John C. Hellstrom, Cecilia Conati Barbaro, Daniele Morandi Bonacossi, Andrea Zerboni

“…Abstract In the first millennia of the Holocene, human communities in the Fertile Crescent experienced drastic cultural and technological transformations that modified social and human-environments interactions, ultimately leading to the rise of complex societies. …”
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The agricultural economies of early urban systems in the northern Fertile Crescent by Kim, H

“…<p>Archaeobotanical investigation of Neolithic-Bronze Age sites in the northern Fertile Crescent has mostly focussed on the Neolithic-Chalcolithic and also on the Euphrates valley. …”

How did the domestication of Fertile Crescent grain crops increase their yields? by Preece, C, Livarda, A, Christin, P, Wallace, M, Martin, G, Charles, M, Jones, G, Rees, M, Osborne, C

“…</p> <br/> <p>2.We studied how domestication increased the yields of Fertile Crescent cereals and pulses using a greenhouse experiment to compare landraces with wild progenitors. …”

The Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus in the Fertile Crescent: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Hiam Chemaitelly, Karima Chaabna, Laith J Abu-Raddad

“…To characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology in countries of the Fertile Crescent region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), namely Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria.We systematically reviewed and synthesized available records of HCV incidence and prevalence following PRISMA guidelines. …”
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From circle to rectangle. Evolution of the architectural plan in the early Neolithic in the Near East by Marcin Białowarczuk

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Novel Prion Protein Gene Polymorphisms in Awassi Sheep in Three Regions of the Fertile Crescent by Faisal S. Rashaydeh, Mehmet A. Yildiz, Abdulrahman S. Alharthi, Hani H. Al-Baadani, Ibrahim A. Alhidary, Hasan Meydan

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Fertile Crescent crop progenitors gained a competitive advantage from large seedlings by Catherine Preece, Glynis Jones, Mark Rees, Colin P. Osborne

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Cultural vs. State Borders: Plant Foraging by Hawraman and Mukriyan Kurds in Western Iran by Naji Sulaiman, Farzad Salehi, Julia Prakofjewa, Sofia Anna Enrica Cavalleri, Hiwa M. Ahmed, Giulia Mattalia, Azad Rastegar, Manijeh Maghsudi, Hawraz M. Amin, Ahmad Rasti, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini, Abdolbaset Ghorbani, Andrea Pieroni, Renata Sõukand

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The Role of Humans in a Protracted Transition From Hunting-Gathering to Plant Domestication in the Fertile Crescent by Terence A. Brown

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Long Term Population, City Size and Climate Trends in the Fertile Crescent: A First Approximation. by Dan Lawrence, Graham Philip, Hannah Hunt, Lisa Snape-Kennedy, T J Wilkinson

“…Over the last 8000 years the Fertile Crescent of the Near East has seen the emergence of urban agglomerations, small scale polities and large territorial empires, all of which had profound effects on settlement patterns. …”
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Traditional flat breads spread from the Fertile Crescent: Production process and history of baking systems by Antonella Pasqualone

“…By a multidisciplinary approach, this review gives an insight into the variety of traditional flat breads from the Fertile Crescent and related regions, classifying them on the basis of their production process. …”
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Elemente de istorie a administrației publice (Partea I) by Liviu Radu

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Correction: Long Term Population, City Size and Climate Trends in the Fertile Crescent: A First Approximation. by Dan Lawrence, Graham Philip, Hannah Hunt, Lisa Snape-Kennedy, T J Wilkinson

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Functional traits differ between cereal crop progenitors and other wild grasses gathered in the Neolithic fertile crescent. by Jennifer Cunniff, Sarah Wilkinson, Michael Charles, Glynis Jones, Mark Rees, Colin P Osborne

“…We tested the hypothesis that the traits of Fertile Crescent crop progenitors were advantageous in the fertile, disturbed habitats surrounding early settlements and in cultivated fields. …”
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Genetics of domestication and world-wide introduction of Bos indicus (Zebu) and Bos taurus (Taurine) cattle by SUSHIL KUMAR, RENU KUMARI, VISHAKHA SHARMA, M P YADAV

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Influences of Egyptian Lotus Symbolism and Ritualistic Practices on Sacral Tree Worship in the Fertile Crescent from 1500 BCE to 200 CE by J. Andrew McDonald

“…Many conventional features of world tree motifs in the ancient Near East&mdash;including stalked palmettes, aureoles of water lily palmettes connected by pliant stems, floral rosettes, winged disks and bud-and-blossom motifs&mdash;trace largely from Egyptian practices in lotus symbolism around 2500 BCE, more than a millennium before they appear, migrate and dominate plant symbolism across the Fertile Crescent from 1500 BCE to 200 CE. Several of these motifs were associated singularly or collectively with the Egyptian sema-taui and ankh signs to symbolize the eternal recurrence and everlasting lives of Nilotic lotus deities and deceased pharaohs. …”
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A systematic review of wild grass exploitation in relation to emerging cereal cultivation throughout the Epipalaeolithic and aceramic Neolithic of the Fertile Crescent. by Alexander Weide, Simone Riehl, Mohsen Zeidi, Nicholas J Conard

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A systematic review of wild grass exploitation in relation to emerging cereal cultivation throughout the Epipalaeolithic and aceramic Neolithic of the Fertile Crescent by Weide, A, Riehl, S, Zeidi, M, Conard, NJ

Long-term morphological changes and evolving human-pig relations in the northern Fertile Crescent from 11,000 to 2000 cal. bc by Price, Max D, Evin, Allowen

“…Scholars have long been interested in the pig’s unique history, especially in the northern Fertile Crescent (NFC), the region in which the first steps towards pig domestication took place in the ninth–eighth millennia cal. bc. …”
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Contextualizing early urbanization: settlement cores, early states and agro-pastoral strategies in the fertile crescent during the fourth and third millennia BC by Wilkinson, T, Philip, G, Bradbury, J, Dunford, R, Donoghue, D, Galiatsatos, N, Lawrence, D, Ricci, A, Smith, S

“…This paper employs data from selected sample survey areas in the northern Fertile Crescent to demonstrate how initial urbanization developed along several pathways. …”