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Archaeobotany

The analysis of plant remains found at archaeological sites to provide information on past human activities and environment.

Sites in Archaeobotany

Archaeobotanical Reports from Central Asia
Bibliographies compiled by Naomi Miller.
Archaeobotanical Reports from Iran
Bibliographies compiled by Naomi Miller.
Archaeobotany Lesson 2.5
Instructional material for a one hour archaeobotany lesson from the University of North Carolina.
Archaeobotany Working Group
Brief profile of this working group of the North Atlantic Biocultural Organisation.
Çatalhöyük Archaeobotany Report 1999
Report detailing the methods and results of archaeolobotanical analysis at this site.
Florida Museum of Natural History: Archaeobotany Collection
These collections house plant remains primarily from the southeastern United States and the circum Caribbean region, and include both prehistoric and historic period sites.
Ohio State University: Graduate Training in Archaeobotany
Offers graduate degrees in anthropology with an archaeobotany specialization. Archaeobotany faculty, facilities, and courses.
Palaeoethnobotany at Caesarea
The Combined Caesarea Expeditions offers this module as a learning tool. Introduction, background, applications, methodology, and recovery and sorting.
The Role of Wild Plant Foods In Pre-Agrarian Europe
Profile of research project by Sarah Mason.
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
The Springer Journal Vegetation History and Archaeobotany covers the entire field of vegetation history - mainly the development of flora and vegetation during the Holocene and Pleistocene.
Ancient Gardening
An investigation of the plants and methods in gardening from 10,000 B.C.E. to 1700 C.E.
Experimental Approaches to the Archaeobotany of Wild Plant Foods
Paper by Sarah Mason on experiments used to provide comparative material for examining pre-agrarian European sites which contain morphologically-indeterminate charred material.
Review of Food Plants from the British Isles
Abstract of a review of the archaeological evidence for food plants from the British Isles: an example of the use of the Archaeobotanical Computer Database.
Recent Palaeoethnobotanical Research at Scowlitz
Talk presented to the Archaeological Society of British Columbia, at Vancouver, BC, April 12, 2000 by Natasha Lyons.
Procedures to Recover Archaeobotanical Remains
Paper on bucket flotation procedures to recover archaeobotanical remains by Cheryl Ward, Ph.D.
Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany Bibliography
Compiled by Michael A. Pfeiffer.
Archaeobotanical Lab-Bar Ilan University
Profiles of the laboratory and selected studies including Ashkelton, Atlit-Yam, Netiv Hagdud, Gesher Benot Ya'agov, Ohalo II, and a computerized key of grass grains.
International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany
Report on the history of the group and the 1998 meeting.
The Dung File
Organized list of references dealing with pollen, parasites, and plant remains in coprolites and latrine fills from archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sites.
Prehistoric Food Production in the Midcontinental United States
Bibliography compiled by David R. George.
Prehistoric Plant Use in New England
Bibliography compiled by David R. George.
Joint Archaeobotanical Project: Fromm's Landing
Description of a research project at Flinder University. Includes pictures of botanical remains.
Date Stones in Archaeology
Archaeology of Date Stones

cross references

Science : Biology : Botany : Ethnobotany Science : Biology : Botany : Ethnobotany
Science : Biology : Botany : Paleobotany Science : Biology : Botany : Paleobotany
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