Covers the examination, identification and interpretations of plant remains in tropical archaeology, whilst also the origins, spread, distribution and past use of tropical plants for food and other purposes.
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. . . a well illustrated and detailed manual which will be valuable in the laboratory and field.
–David R. Harris, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London
Tropical Archaeobotany is an interesting compendium on a new generation of multidisciplinary crop research, which uses a wide variety of scientific methods to identify ancient crops and subsistence methods.
–The Journal of Interdisciplinary History
–David R. Harris, Institute of Archaeology, University College, London
Tropical Archaeobotany is an interesting compendium on a new generation of multidisciplinary crop research, which uses a wide variety of scientific methods to identify ancient crops and subsistence methods.
–The Journal of Interdisciplinary History
About the Author
Jon G. Hather is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Archaeology, University College, London.
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Subsistence strategies are a major focus for bioarchaeological research, with the primary emphasis on food products, but alongside nutrition are requirements such as shelter, heat, light, tools, transport and weapons, which involve a wide range of plant products, especially wood. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rice husk impressions, phytolith occurrence, identifying maize, tropical archaeobotany, gut residues, micron scale bar, fine resolution pollen analysis, phytolith assemblages, phytolith analysis, carbonized particles, phytolith research, faecal debris, possible cultivars, aerial yam, archaeobotanical research, pollen sites, charcoal bits, charcoal assemblage, wild taro, archaeological plant, charred tissues, small starch grains, starch residues, charcoal data, archaeobotanical evidence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Subsistence strategies are a major focus for bioarchaeological research, with the primary emphasis on food products, but alongside nutrition are requirements such as shelter, heat, light, tools, transport and weapons, which involve a wide range of plant products, especially wood. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rice husk impressions, phytolith occurrence, identifying maize, tropical archaeobotany, gut residues, micron scale bar, fine resolution pollen analysis, phytolith assemblages, phytolith analysis, carbonized particles, phytolith research, faecal debris, possible cultivars, aerial yam, archaeobotanical research, pollen sites, charcoal bits, charcoal assemblage, wild taro, archaeological plant, charred tissues, small starch grains, starch residues, charcoal data, archaeobotanical evidence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Guinea, Southeast Asia, New York, Australian National University, Academic Press, Early Historic, New Zealand, Journal of Biogeography, Quaternary Research, Journal of Archaeological Science, New World, Las Vegas, American Antiquity, Kilu Cave, San Isidro, Iron Age, Journal of Ecology, North America, Research School of Pacific Studies, Easter Island, Irian Jaya, South America, San Diego, Selva Alegre, University of Pennsylvania New!
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- Origins of Agriculture by Charles Reed on page 50, page 166, and page 261
- The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and Towns (One World Archaeology) by Bassey Andah in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Prehistory of the Tehuacan Valley by Douglas S. Byers on page 82, and page 135
- Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update by Donella H. Meadows on page 211, and page 213
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- Human Activities and the Tropical Rainforest: Past, Present and Possible Future (GeoJournal Library) by Bernard K. Maloney on 4 pages
- The Lapita Peoples: Ancestors of the Oceanic World (The Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific) by Patrick Vinton Kirch in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Origins of Agriculture in the Lowland Neotropics by Dolores Piperno in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Historical Archaeology: Back from the Edge (One World Archaeology) by Pedro Paulo A. Funari in Front Matter
- Matériel Culture: The Archaeology of Twentieth-Century Conflict (One World Archaeology) by Colleen M. Beck in Front Matter
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