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July 12, 1994 0415097843 978-0415097840 1
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

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
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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
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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
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