Interdisciplinary nuances in phytoliths and other microfossil studies
Interdisciplinary nuances in phytoliths and other microfossil studies

Author: María Alejandra Korstanje

Publisher: British Archaeological Reports

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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18 interdisciplinary papers from Latin America on phytolith and othr microfossil studies. Essays are grouped in six sections: past and future of phytolith analysis; taphonomy and laboratory issues; current research and taxonomy of phytoliths; regional environments and palaeoecology; regional environments, human ecology and agriculture; processing, storage and consumption: microssils on artifacts and human beings. Spanish text with English abstracts.

The Paleontology of Gran Barranca
The Paleontology of Gran Barranca

Author: Richard H. Madden

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-06-17

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 0521872413

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A wealth of new information on the diversity, evolution and geochronology of the uniquely complete fossil record of Gran Barranca.

Surviving Sudden Environmental Change
Surviving Sudden Environmental Change

Author: Jago Cooper

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2012-04-15

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1607321688

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Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of natural disasters through excavation and stratigraphy. In Surviving Sudden Environmental Change, case studies examine how eight different past human communities-ranging from Arctic to equatorial regi

New Agendas in Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology in the Near East
New Agendas in Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology in the Near East

Author: Dan Lawrence

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2020-08-27

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1789695740

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This volume presents papers in honour of Tony James Wilkinson, who was Professor of Archaeology at Durham University from 2006 until his death in 2014. Though commemorative in concept, the volume is an assemblage of new research representing emerging agendas and innovative methods in remote sensing and their application in Near Eastern archaeology.

Methods in Paleoecology
Methods in Paleoecology

Author: Darin A. Croft

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-10-27

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 3319942654

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This volume focuses on the reconstruction of past ecosystems and provides a comprehensive review of current techniques and their application in exemplar studies. The 18 chapters address a wide variety of topics that span vertebrate paleobiology and paleoecology (body mass, postcranial functional morphology, evolutionary dental morphology, microwear and mesowear, ecomorphology, mammal community structure analysis), contextual paleoenvironmental studies (paleosols and sedimentology, ichnofossils, pollen, phytoliths, plant macrofossils), and special techniques (bone microstructure, biomineral isotopes, inorganic isotopes, 3-D morphometrics, and ecometric modeling). A final chapter discusses how to integrate results of these studies with taphonomic data in order to more accurately characterize an ancient ecosystem. Current investigators, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students interested in the field of paleoecology will find this book immensely useful. The length and structure of the volume also makes it suitable for teaching a college-level course on reconstructing Cenozoic ecosystems.

Phytolith Systematics
Phytolith Systematics

Author: Susan C. Mulholland

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1489911553

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This volume is the first in theAdvances in Archaeological and Museum Science series sponsored by the Society for Archaeological Sciences. The purpose of this biennial series is to provide summaries of advances in closely defined topics in archaeometry, archaeological science, environmental archaeology, preservation technology and museum conservation. The Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS) exists to encourage interdisci plinary collaboration between archaeologists and colleagues in the natural and physical sciences. SAS members are drawn from many disciplinary fields. However, they all share a common belief that physical science techniques and methods constitute an essential component of archaeological field and laboratory studies. The General Editors wish to express their appreciation to Renee S. Kra and Frances D. Moskovitz of Radiocarbon for their special expertise and assistance in the production of this volume. We also appreciate the contribution of the two reviewers for their excellent comments and suggestions. The General Editor responsible for undertaking the development of this volume was R. E. Taylor.

Phytoliths
Phytoliths

Author: Dolores R. Piperno

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 2006-01-30

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0759114463

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The study of phytoliths—inorganic silica remnants plants leave behind when they die and decay—has developed dramatically over the last twenty years. New publications have documented a diverse array of phytoliths from many regions around the globe, while new understandings have emerged as to how and why plants produce phytoliths. Together, these developments make phytoliths a powerful tool in reconstructing past environments and human uses of plants. In Phytoliths, Dolores Piperno makes sense of the discipline for both those working directly with phytoliths in the field or the lab as well as for those who rely on the results of phytolith studies for their own research. Including over a hundred images, Piperno's book will be of great benefit to archaeologists and paleobotanists in the classroom or the lab.

Phytoliths - Applications in Earth Science and Human History
Phytoliths - Applications in Earth Science and Human History

Author: Jean Dominique Meunier

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9780415889452

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This impeccably-researched volume skillfully reports and discusses advances in phytolith research, addressing in particular the use of phytoliths for deciphering fundamental issues in earth science and human history. Comprising thirty reviews and original papers, findings are presented in the following five sections: · phytoliths in palaeoclimatology and palaeoecology · phytoliths, diet and health · archaeological structures, ancient agricultures and palaeoethnobotany · methodology, taxonomy and taphonomy · soil-plant interaction.