The Relevance of Palynology to Archaeology
The Relevance of Palynology to Archaeology

Author: Phillip G. Ladd

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Vegetation and climatic change; possible evidence for human occupation; effects of fire; archaeological sites with pollen analysis Nullarbor Plain, Kangaroo Island, Wyrie Swamp, Hunter Island, Lancefield, Kow Swamp.

Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany
Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany

Author: John M. Marston

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2015-02-15

Total Pages: 573

ISBN-13: 1607323168

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Paleoethnobotany, the study of archaeological plant remains, is poised at the intersection of the study of the past and concerns of the present, including agricultural decision making, biodiversity, and global environmental change, and has much to offer to archaeology, anthropology, and the interdisciplinary study of human relationships with the natural world. Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany demonstrates those connections and highlights the increasing relevance of the study of past human-plant interactions for understanding the present and future. A diverse and highly regarded group of scholars reference a broad array of literature from around the world as they cover their areas of expertise in the practice and theory of paleoethnobotany—starch grain analysis, stable isotope analysis, ancient DNA, digital data management, and ecological and postprocessual theory. The only comprehensive edited volume focusing on method and theory to appear in the last twenty-five years, Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany addresses the new areas of inquiry that have become central to contemporary archaeological debates, as well as the current state of theoretical, methodological, and empirical work in paleoethnobotany.

Archaeology
Archaeology

Author: Kevin Greene

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780812218282

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A substantially revised and expanded edition of one of the most widely-used and respected general introductions to the field of archaeology.

Paleoethnobotany
Paleoethnobotany

Author: Deborah M. Pearsall

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 148328896X

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This book describes the approaches and techniques of paleoethnobotany--the study of the interrelationships between human populations and the plant world through the archaeological record. Its purpose is twofold. First, it assembles in one volume the three major methods of paleoethnobotany, the analysis of macroremains, pollen analysis, and phytolith analysis, for the student or professional interested in the field. Second, it presents on paleoethnobotanist's view of the discipline: its past, present, and future, its strengths and weaknesses, and its role in modern archaeology. ï A comprehensive reference work for archaeologists and paleobotanists interested in reconstructing interrelationships between humans and plants from the archaeological record ï The first general of work theory and methods to emerge from this subdiscipline which has developed during the past twenty years ï Makes the approaches and techniques of this field more accessible to the general anthropological and botanical audiences ï Offers archaeologists a handbook of field sampling and flotation techniques as well as an introduction to methods of analysis and interpretation in paleoethnobotany

Environment and Society in the Long Late Antiquity
Environment and Society in the Long Late Antiquity

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-01-04

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 9004392084

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Environment and Society in the Long Late Antiquity brings together scientific, archaeological and historical evidence on the interplay of social change and environmental phenomena at the end of Antiquity and the dawn of the Middle Ages, ca. 300-800 AD.