Tropical Archaeobotany: Applications and New DevelopmentsJon G. Hather Routledge, 2013 M10 28 - 296 páginas Tropical Archaeobotany fills the need for a substantial reference work on plant remains from the tropics. It covers the examination, identification and interpretation of plant remains in tropical archaeology, whilst also the origins, spread, investigating the origins, spread, distribution and past use of tropical plants for food and other purposes. Recent technological developments in electron microscopy and biochemical and genetic research, as well as increased interest in tropical environments and ecosystems, are now beginning to realise the great potential for archaeobotanical research in the tropics. With the use of case studies from a wide range of areas, this volume details the latest macroscopic, microscopic and chemical techniques for the analysis of plant remains, from seeds, roots and tubers to epidermal fragments, pollen and phytoliths. Each chapter of Tropical Archaeobotany focuses on a different aspect of archaeobotanical research, using detailed examples from a varieety of tropical areas, though with its emphasis on techniques and methodology the book has a relevance beyond the regional scope of each chapter. |
Contenido
Introduction | 1 |
The archaeobotanical species problem | 2 |
applications and new developments | 4 |
References | 7 |
a contribution to methodology and interpretation | 9 |
2 Archaeohotanical investigations on a multicultural site at Adam Maharashtra with special reference to the development of tropical agriculture in par... | 34 |
3 The identification of charred root and tuber crops from archaeological sites in the Pacific | 51 |
4 Dietary evidence from the intestinal contents of ancient humans with particular reference to desiccated remains from northern Chile | 65 |
contributions from phytolith analysis | 115 |
the case of Southeast Asia | 139 |
problems and prospects for late Quaternary palynology in New Guinea | 172 |
the use of palynology to detect human activity in the Pacific islands | 202 |
a preliminary study of the use of chromatography and spectrophotometry in the identification of four prehistoric root crop species from the desert co... | 215 |
11 Protein and lipid analysis of food residues | 227 |
DNA variation in taro and yam | 251 |
5 Methods in the analysis of starch residues on prehistoric stone tools | 86 |
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Tropical Archaeobotany: Applications and New Developments Jon G. Hather Sin vista previa disponible - 1994 |
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