What role did plant resources have in the evolution of the human
species? Why and how have plants been managed and transported to
new environments? Where, how, and why were plants domesticated, and
why do the patterns vary in different parts of the world? What is
the relationship between the intensification of food production and
the rise of complex societies? Numerous new studies are using
starch granules discovered in archaeological contexts to answer
these questions and improve our knowledge of past human behavior
and environmental variation. Given the substantial body of
successful research, the time has clearly come for a comprehensive
description of ancient starch research and its potential for
archaeologists. This book fills these roles by describing the
fundamental principles underlying starch research, guiding
researchers through the methodology, reviewing the results of
significant case studies, and pointing the way to future avenues
for research. The joint product of over two dozen archaeological
scientists, Ancient Starch Research aims to bring the important new
field of ancient starch analysis to the attention of a wider range
of scholars and to provide them with the information needed to
embark on their own research.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2020 |
| First published: |
2006 |
| Editors: |
Robin Torrence
• Huw Barton
|
| Dimensions: |
280 x 210mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-60578-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-367-60578-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780367605780 |
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