Digital atlas of economic plants in archaeology / Reinder Neef, René T.J. Cappers, Renée M. Bekker ; with contributions by L. Boulos [and six others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neef, Reinder, author.

Cappers, René T. J., author.

Bekker, Renée M., author.

Contributor:

Boulos, Loutfy, contributor.

Series:

Groningen archaeological studies ; Volume 17.

Groningen Archaeological Studies, 1572-1760 ; Volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plants, Useful--Atlases.

Plants, Useful.

Plants, Edible--Atlases.

Plants, Edible.

Medicinal plants--Atlases.

Medicinal plants.

Seeds--Identification.

Seeds.

Medicinal plants--Identification.

Seeds--Atlases.

Plants, Useful--Identification.

Plants, Edible--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (761 pages) : color illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Groningen, [Netherlands] : Barkhuis Publishing & University of Groningen Library, 2012.

Summary:

The third part of the Digital Plant Atlas presents illustrations of subfossil remains of plants with economic value. These plant remains mainly derive from excavations in the Old World (Europe, Western Asia and North Africa) that the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI, Berlin) and the Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) have conducted or participated in. Plant material is usually very perishable, but can nevertheless be preserved in archaeological sites if the biological decay of the material is blocked. Many plant remains are discovered during excavations in carbonized form, where despite having been in contact with fire, they have not been completely reduced to ash. Extremely dry climatic conditions, like those in Egypt, can also preserve plant material in a completely dessicated condition. Most of the economically valuable plants illustrated here have been carbonized or desiccated. So this atlas links up very well with the Digital Atlas of Economic Plants.Like the other atlasses, this atlas is a combination of a book and a website.The Book:Just as in part two of the series, this part will not only include illustrations of seeds and fruits, but also of other plant parts. The resulting variety in seed and fruit forms will be illustrated by examples from different excavations. To support their identification and determination, also pictures of recent plants and relevant plant parts have been included.The Website: To supplement the photographs, the website will also include morphometric measurements of the subfossil seeds and fruits. These measurements can be compared with own measurements of the plant taxa in question.Summary: Plant families: 56 Plant species (Taxa): 191 Photographs: 773 photographs of subfossil plant parts, 1137 photographs of recent plants and plant parts Languages: English and 15 indices (scientific plant name, pharmaceutical plant name, English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Arab, Arab in transliteration, Turkish, Chinese, Pinyin (Chinese in transliteration), Hindi, Sanskrit, and Malayalam) Purchase of the book grants access to the protected parts of the websites of the project.

Contents:

Cover

Table of contents

Introduction

Glossary

Acanthaceae

Adoxaceae

Alismataceae

Alliaceae

Amaranthaceae

Anacardiaceae

Apiaceae

Arecaceae

Asteraceae

Betulaceae

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

Burseraceae

Cannabaceae

Capparaceae

Chenopodiaceae

Cornaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Cupressaceae

Cyperaceae

Ericaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Fagaceae

Juglandaceae

Lamiaceae

Linaceae

Lythraceae

Malvaceae

Meliaceae

Menispermaceae

Moraceae

Moringaceae

Nelumbonaceae

Neuradaceae

Nitrariaceae

Oleaceae

Orobanchaceae

Papaveraceae

Phyllanthaceae

Pedaliaceae

Pinaceae

Piperaceae

Plantaginaceae

Poaceae

Polygonaceae

Portulacaceae

Ranunculaceae

Rhamnaceae

Rosaceae

Rutaceae

Sapotaceae

Solanaceae

Vitaceae

Zygophyllaceae

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Indices of plant names.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789492444271

9492444275

OCLC:

1023551968