Case Studies in Paleoethnobotany : Understanding Ancient Lifeways Through the Study of Phytoliths, Starch, Macroremains, and Pollen

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I The Nature and Study of Paleoethnobotanical Remains -- 1 Paleoethnobotanical Remains -- Introduction: The Paleoethnobotanical Approach -- Paleoethnobotanical Data and Th...

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Main Author: Pearsall, Deborah M. (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Milton : Routledge , 2018
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/proquest-ebook-central-altertum/ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bsbfidaltertumswissenschaften/detail.action?docID=5447527
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Case Studies in Paleoethnobotany : Understanding Ancient Lifeways Through the Study of Phytoliths, Starch, Macroremains, and Pollen
E-Book Packages:ProQuest Ebook Central : Classical Studies Collection
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Summary:Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I The Nature and Study of Paleoethnobotanical Remains -- 1 Paleoethnobotanical Remains -- Introduction: The Paleoethnobotanical Approach -- Paleoethnobotanical Data and Their Study -- Macroremains -- Pollen -- Phytoliths -- Starch -- Studying Archaeobotanical Remains -- The Comparative Collection -- 2 Deposition and Preservation of Paleoethnobotanical Remains -- Introduction -- Macroremain Deposition and Preservation -- Summary -- Grinding Stone Example -- Phytolith Deposition and Preservation -- Summary -- Grinding Stone Example -- Starch Deposition and Preservation -- Summary -- Grinding Stone Example -- Pollen Deposition and Preservation -- Summary -- Grinding Stone Example -- Conclusion: Deposition and Preservation of Paleoethnobotanical Remains -- 3 Field Sampling and Recovery -- Introduction -- Strategies and Techniques for Sampling -- Flotation and Fine-Sieving -- Flotation Example: Using a SMAP-Style System -- Collecting Artifacts and Residues for Starch (and Other Microfossil) Analysis -- Guidelines for Selecting Artifacts -- Field-Sampling of Residues for Microfossil Study -- 4 Approaches to Paleoethnobotanical Interpretation -- Introduction -- Qualitative Analysis -- Quantitative Analysis -- Common Measures Used to Interpret Archaeobotanical Data -- Raw Data Tabulation -- Ubiquity/Percentage Presence -- Ratios -- Diversity -- Application of Multivariate Techniques -- Reading a Stratigraphic Diagram -- Part II Interpreting Paleoethnobotanical Data: Case Studies -- 5 Investigating Neanderthal Lifeways Through Paleoethnobotany -- Introduction -- Background to the Case Study -- Neanderthal Diet(s): The Contribution of Plant and Animal Foods -- Neanderthals as Top Predators: Faunal and Isotope Evidence.
8 An Individual's Relationship to the Natural World: Ötzi, the Tyrolean Iceman -- Introduction -- Discovery and Excavation -- The Iceman's Equipment and Clothing -- Studies of the Iceman's Body -- Health and Cause of Death -- Clues to Ötzi's Diet and Travels -- Environmental and Archaeological Studies of the Iceman Site and Region -- Conclusion: Insights from Paleoethnobotany Into the Life and Times of Ötzi -- 9 Plants and Healing/Health -- Introduction -- Interpretation Based on Medicinal Properties of Plants -- Eastern North America -- Europe and Southwest Asia -- Africa -- Medicinal Plants in Compelling Archaeological Contexts -- Central and South America -- Europe -- East Asia -- Coprolites and Latrines: Evidence From the Ingestion of Medicinal Plants -- North America -- South America -- Southwest Asia and Europe -- Analyzing Medicinal Preparations/Residues -- North America -- Europe and Africa -- Identifying Active Plant Agents in Human Remains -- Conclusion: Investigating Plants and Healing/Health Through Paleoethnobotany -- 10 Conclusion: Investigating Ancient Lifeways Through Paleoethnobotany -- Introduction -- Methodological Aspects of Making Convincing Interpretations -- Approaching Interpretation at Different Scales of Analysis -- Final Thoughts -- Index.
Neanderthals as Foragers: Botanical Evidence -- Foraging Practices of Early Modern Humans -- Discussion: Plant Foods in the Neanderthal Diet -- Neanderthal-Plant Interrelationships Beyond Diet -- Medicinal Plant Use -- Fuel Selection -- Ecosystem Management -- Spatial Organization of Sites as a Reflection of Modern Behavior -- Early Modern Human Example: Sibudu Cave, South Africa -- Summary and Discussion: Neanderthals and Modern Behaviors Beyond Diet -- Conclusion: Investigating Neanderthal Lifeways Through Paleoethnobotany -- 6 The Paleoethnobotany of Maize: Understanding Domestication and Agriculture -- Introduction -- Is It Maize? Identifying and Characterizing Maize Remains -- Introduction -- Macroremains -- Pollen -- Phytoliths -- Starch -- Summary and Discussion: Identifying Maize -- Assessing the Importance of Maize in Prehistoric Foodways -- Introduction -- Assessing the Abundance of Maize -- Assessing the Impact of Maize on the Landscape -- Summary and Discussion: Identifying the Importance and Impact of Maize -- Conclusion: Contributions of Paleoethnobotany to Studying Domestication and Agriculture -- 7 Archaeobotany and Insights Into Social Relationships at Cahokia -- Introduction -- Overview of Cahokia: The Site, Chiefdom, and Subsistence Base -- Cahokia: Site and Cultural Sequence -- Subsistence and Land Use -- Changing Social Relationships and Foodways: An Overview -- Maize, Elites, and Ritual at Cahokia -- Insights From Macroremains, Cooking Pots, and Residues -- Stable Isotope and Skeletal Studies of Human Remains -- Summary: Maize and Social Status at Cahokia -- Food, Status, and Social Relationships: Beyond Maize -- Animals in Ritual and Diet of Elites and Nonelites at Cahokia -- Black Drink and Cacao -- Conclusion: Contributions of Paleoethnobotany to Understanding Social Relationships at Cahokia.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (261 pages)
ISBN:9781351009669

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