Tropical Archaeobotany
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Aerial Yam
Alocasia Macrorrhiza
Amorphophallus Campanulatus
ancient crop domestication
archaeobotanical
Australian National University
batatas
Category=NK
Chloroplast DNA
Coix Lachryma Jobi
colocasia
Dioscorea Bulbifera
Distinctive Pollen Types
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
esculenta
Esmeraldas Province
evidence
Faecal Debris
grain
Grass Pea
Holden 1990a
Hyacinth Bean
ipomoea
Khok Phanom Di
Melaleuca Leucadendra
palaeoethnobotany
palynology techniques
Phytolith Analysis
Phytolith Assemblages
phytolith identification
plant
plant macrofossil analysis
Plant Remains
Pollen Diagrams
Pollen Grains
Quaternary Palynology
remains
starch
Starch Grains
starch residue methods
Starch Residues
tropical plant remains research
Wild Taro
Yam Bean
Product details
- ISBN 9780415589109
- Weight: 500g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 12 Apr 2010
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
