Table 1. Classification of Poaceae taxa frequently identified among Epipalaeolithic and aceramic Neolithic archaeobotanical assemblages from the Near East.
| Wild and/or domestic cereals1 | Large to medium-seeded wild grasses2 | Small-seeded wild grasses3 |
|---|---|---|
| Hordeum spontaneum/distichum | Aegilops spp. | Aeluropus spp.4 |
| Triticum boeoticum/monococcum/urartu | Avena spp. | Alopecurus spp. |
| Triticum dicoccoides/dicoccum | Bromus spp. | Agrostis spp.4 |
| Echinaria capitata | Crypsis spp.4 | |
| Eremopyrum spp. | Echinochloa spp. | |
| Hordeum spp. (without spontaneum) | Eragrostis spp.4 | |
| Lolium spp. | Phalaris spp. | |
| Piptatherum spp. (only the larger | Phleum spp. | |
| holciforme-type has been identified) | Poa spp.4 | |
| Secale spp. | Puccinellia spp.4 | |
| Stipa spp. | Setaria spp. | |
| Taeniatherum caput-medusae | Sporobolus spp.4 |
1 Wild progenitor species and their domesticated relatives; commonly interpreted as food plants
2 Wild grasses with an average 1000 seed weight of 3g or more that do not belong to the founder crops; commonly interpreted as food plants and/or weeds
3 Wild grasses with an average 1000 seed weight less than 3g; high proportions are often interpreted as representing dung-burning or fuel collection