Origins of bread wheat

Domestication of wheat

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In this episode, David Lordkipanidze recounts archaeological findings from Georgia expanding the history of bread wheat.

In this episode, we cover:
•[00:00] Introduction.
•[00:51] Archaeologist and paleobotanist David Lordkipanidze tells about the archaeological sites where wheat samples were found.
•[02:53] He talks about methods for identifying plant grains among archeological artifacts.
•[04:49] Lordkipanidze explains the significance of finding bread wheat and goat grass grains together.
•[06:45] He talks about how the findings change the origin story of bread wheat.
•[08:28] He lists the caveats and limitations of the study.
•[09:24] Conclusion.

About Our Guest:

David Lordkipanidze
Director
Georgia National Museum

View related content here: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2537697123

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