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• Paleoethnobotany: A Handbook of Procedures
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. The Paleoethnobotanical Approach
• Introduction
• Historical Overview
• Nature and Status of Ethnobotany
• References
• Chapter 2 Techniques for Recovering Macroremains
• Introduction
• In Situ Collection of Material
• Screening Techniques
• Water Recovery: Flotation Techniques
• Building and Operating Flotation Systems: Sample Designs
• Issues in Recovery of Macroremains
• Sampling for Macroremains
• References
• 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
• References
• Chapter 4. Archaeological Palynology
• Introduction
• Nature and Production of Pollen
• History of Pollen Analysis
• Field Sampling
• Laboratory Analysis
• Presenting and Interpreting Results
• References
• Chapter 5. Phytolith Analysis
• Introduction
• Nature and Occurrence of Phytoliths
• Phytoliths and Archaeology: A Brief History
• Status of Phytolith Analysis
• Field Sampling
• Laboratory Analysis
• Presenting and Interpreting Results
• References
• Chapter 6. Integrating Paleoethnobotanical Data
• Introduction
• Strengths and Weaknesses of Paleoethnobotanical Data
• Examples of Paleoethnobotanical Interpretation
• Special Topic: Reconstructing Prehistoric Diet
• Special Topic: Reconstructing Paleoenvironment
• References
• Index