This paper presents the first archaeobotanical results on plant macroremains other than charcoal from the Early and Middle Epipalaeolithic site of Kharaneh IV in the Azraq basin, one of the largest Epipalaeolithic sites in the southern Levant and one of the few with evidence for multiple phases of occupation. The analysis of the substantial archaeobotanical assemblage from the site provides new insights into the local environmental conditions and how these changed throughout occupation, potentially affecting the use of the site, and it further contributes to debates about hunter-gatherer lifeways during the earlier Epipalaeolithic. A variety of potential food plant resources was identified, including several starch-rich seeds and tissues, fruits and various other wild seeds and grains. Comparison of the Kharaneh IV archaeobotanical assemblage with those from other Epipalaeolithic sites in the southern Levant reveals a number of similarities and differences. These comparisons, and especially with the contemporary nearby site of Wadi Jilat 6, support the emerging picture of an ecological mosaic within the Epipalaeolithic Azraq basin, and a general pattern of local resource use across the wider region.

本文介绍了来自阿兹拉克盆地Kharaneh IV早期和中部上古石器时代遗址的木炭以外的植物遗迹上的第一个古植物学结果，这是黎凡特南部最大的上古石器时代的遗址之一，也是为数不多的具有多个占领阶段的证据之一。对遗址中大量考古植物群落的分析提供了有关当地环境条件的新见解，以及这些环境在整个占领过程中如何变化，从而潜在地影响了遗址的使用，它进一步促进了关于上古石器时代猎人与采集者的生命之路的辩论。确定了各种潜在的食用植物资源，包括几种富含淀粉的种子和组织，果实以及各种其他野生种子和谷物。Kharanteh IV考古植物群与黎凡特南部其他Epipalaeolithic遗址的遗址相比，发现了许多相似之处和不同之处。这些比较，特别是与Wadi Jilat 6附近的当代遗址的比较，支持了上古石器时代的阿兹拉格盆地内生态马赛克的新出现，以及更广泛地区本地资源利用的一般模式。