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020			_a9781611322996
028			_aInternational Book Distributor _b Daryaganj New Delhi-110002 _c114314 _d 09/09/2019
082			_a930.1 PEA
100			_aDeborah M Pearsall
245			_aPaleoethnobotany _b : a handbook of procedures
260			_aCalifornia : Left Coast Press Inc. _bWalnut Creek _c2015
300			_a513 pages; _b : illustrations, maps _c 29 cm
500			_a Machine generated contents note: Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition List of Tables List of Figures Chapter 1. The Paleoethnobotanical Approach Introduction Historical Overview Nature and Status of Ethnobotany Chapter 2. Deposition, Preservation, and Recovery of Macroremains Introduction Deposition and Preservation of Macroremains In Situ Collection of Macroremains Screening Techniques Water Recovery: Flotation Techniques Building and Operating Flotation Systems: Sample Designs Sampling for Macroremains Issues and Directions in Recovery of Macroremains Chapter 3. Identification and Interpretation of Macroremains Introduction Initial Processing of Samples Building a Comparative Collection Basic Identification Techniques Specialized Identification Techniques Presenting and Interpreting Results Issues and Directions in Macroremain Analysis Chapter 4. Pollen Analysis Introduction Nature and Production of Pollen History of Pollen Analysis Pollen Deposition and Preservation Field Sampling Laboratory Analysis Presenting and Interpreting Results Issues and Directions in Archaeological Pollen Analysis Chapter 5. Phytolith Analysis Introduction Nature and Occurrence of Phytoliths Laboratory Analysis Issues and Directions in Phytolith Analysis Chapter 6. Starch Analysis Introduction Nature and Production of Starch History of Starch Analysis Starch Deposition and Preservation Field Sampling Laboratory Analysis Presenting and Interpreting Results Issues and Directions in Archaeological Starch Analysis Chapter 7. Integrating Biological Data Part I: Indicators of Diet and Health Introduction Indirect Dietary Indicators Direct Indicators Part II: The Interplay of Dietary Indicators Predictions from Dietary Indicators Combined Indicators for Eight Neotropical Diets From Model to Reality: Two Archaeological Case Studies References Index.
505			_aChapter 1. The Paleoethnobotanical Approach. Introduction ; Historical overview ; Nature and status of ethnobotany -- Chapter 2. Deposition, Preservation, and Recovery of Macroremains. Introduction ; Deposition and preservation of macroremains ; In situ collection of macroremains ; Screening techniques ; Water recovery : flotation techniques ; Building and operating flotation systems : aample designs ; Sampling for macroremains ; Issues and directions in recovery of macroremains -- Chapter 3. Identification and Interpretation of Macroremains. Introduction ; Initial processing of samples ; Building a comparative collection ; Basic identification techniques ; Specialized identification techniques ; Presenting and interpreting results ; Issues and directions in macroremain analysis -- Chapter 4. Pollen Analysis. Introduction ; Nature and production of pollen ; History of pollen analysis ; Pollen deposition and preservation ; Field sampling ; Laboratory analysis ; Presenting and interpreting results ; Issues and directions in archaeological pollen analysis -- Chapter 5. Phytolith Analysis. Introduction ; Nature and occurrence of phytoliths ; Phytoliths and archaeology : a brief history ; Phytolith deposition and preservation ; Field sampling ; Laboratory analysis ; Issues and directions in phytolith analysis -- Chapter 6. Starch Analysis. Introduction ; Nature and production of starch ; History of starch analysis ; Starch deposition and preservation ; Field sampling ; Laboratory analysis ; Presenting and interpreting results ; Issues and directions in archaeological starch analysis -- Chapter 7. Integrating Biological Data. Part I: Indicators of Diet and Health. Introduction. Indirect dietary indicators. Direct indicators ; Part II: The Interplay of Dietary Indicators. Predictions from dietary indicators. Combined indicators for eight neotropical diets. From model to reality : two archaeological case studies -- References.
520			_aThis new edition of this definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date by incorporating new methods and examples of research, and preserves the overall organization and approach of the book to facilitate its use as a textbook.
650			_aPlant remains (Archaeology)
650			_aPaleoethnobotany
650			_aSOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology
942			_cBOOK