An early archaeological evidence of plane tree (Platanus Orientalis L.) in Kashmir valley

Farooq A. Lone; G.M. Buth; Maqsooda Khan

doi:10.54991/jop.1988.1633

An early archaeological evidence of plane tree (Platanus Orientalis L.) in Kashmir valley

Authors

Farooq A. Lone Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, India
G.M. Buth Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, India
Maqsooda Khan Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1988.1633

Keywords:

Archaeobotany, Platanus, Exotic tree, Kashmir Valley (India)

Abstract

An evidence of Platanus orientalis L. (Chinar) in charcoal samples from an archaeological site at Semthan in Kashmir Valley has brought to light the earliest record of this European tree dating back to the early historic period from 500 to 1,000 A.D. The archaeological significance pertaining to its much earlier introduction in Kashmir Valley has been discussed.

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Gamble JS 1902. A manual of Indian timbers 2nd edn, Dehradun (1972).

Lawrence WH 1967. The valley of Kashmir, Srinagar.

Lone Farooq A 1987. Palaeo-ethnobotanical studies of archaeological sites of Kashmir, Ph.D. Thesis (unpublished). Kashmir Univ., Srinagar.

Schweingruber FH 1982. Mikroskopische Holzanatomie (2 Auflage). Teufen AR.

Turtin TG, Heywood VH, Buges NiA & Valentine DH 1964. In: Walters SM & Webb DA (eds)-Flora Europaea, Cam bridge Uniy. Press.

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Published

1988-12-31

How to Cite

Lone, F. A., Buth, G., & Khan, M. (1988). An early archaeological evidence of plane tree (Platanus Orientalis L.) in Kashmir valley. Journal of Palaeosciences, 37((1-3), 389–391. https://doi.org/10.54991/jop.1988.1633