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Plants, People and Places : Recent Studies in Phytolithic Analysis
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- Madella, Marco.
- International Meeting on Phytolith Research, Corporate Author.
- Conference Name:
- International Meeting on Phytolith Research (4th : 2002 : Cambridge, England)
- International Meeting on Phytolith Research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fytolieten.
- Paleo-ecologie.
- Paleoecology--Congresses.
- Phytoliths--Congresses.
- Plant remains (Archaeology)--Congresses.
- Phytoliths.
- Plant remains (Archaeology).
- Paleoecology.
- Local Subjects:
- Fytolieten.
- Paleo-ecologie.
- Paleoecology--Congresses.
- Phytoliths--Congresses.
- Plant remains (Archaeology)--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (532 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Havertown : Oxbow Books, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Phytoliths - rigid microscopic bodies that occur in most plant species - have gone a long way since that day when Darwin became curious about a fine powder deposited on the instruments of the HMS Beagle. This fascinating subject started because of curiosity, and in that respect it was a good start since curiosity is probably the most important drive behind first-rate research. Fortunately curiosity is still present in phytolith research; the articles in this book are full of curiosity and ingenuity. Phytolith research has grown since the times of Darwin and in the last three decades has bloome
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; PART 1: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES; 1 Can slide preparation methods cause size biases in phytolith assemblages? Results from a preliminary study; Introduction; Materials and methods; Results; Discussion and conclusion; Acknowledgements; 2 Phytolith analysis of ploughed land thin sections. Contribution to the early development of medieval Brussels (Treurenberg site, Belgium); Introduction; The proxies; Opal phytolith analysis of soil thin sections; The Treurenberg thin sections; The Treurenberg soil samples
- Archaeological implicationsConclusions; Appendix; Thin section: Treur K34. Profile: T3. Horizon: 4 + top 5. SU 115; Thin section: Treur K47.2. Profile: T4. Horizons: 4, 5 & 6. SU 173.; Thin section: Treur C4.1. Profile: T3. Horizons: 5 & 6. SU 115 & 116; Acknowledgments; PART 2: BOTANICAL RESEARCH; 3 A survey of phytoliths produced by the vegetation of Dhofar, Oman; Introduction; Study area; Vegetation; Plant communities; Materials and methods; Results; Conclusion; 4 Microfossils characterization from south Andean economic plants; Introduction; The regional problem; Materials and methods
- ResultsDiscussion; Conclusion; Appendix 4.1 Samples provenience; Appendix 4.2 Phytolith and starch grain descriptions; Acknowledgements; 5 Morphological characteristics observed in the leaf phytoliths of selected Gymnosperms of eastern Australia; Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; 6 Silicification of conifers and its significance to the environment; Introduction; The silicon biocycle; Silicon deposition in conifer roots, stems and leaves; Materials and methods; Results; Discussion; Biotic and climatic factors influencing coniferous forest ecosystems
- Significance of conifer phytoliths in soilsPreservation of conifer phytoliths; Climate change and coniferous forests; Silica phytoliths as proxies of palaeoclimatic change; Acknowledgements; PART 3: APPLICATIONS IN ARCHAEOLOGY; 7 Hearth structure and function at level J (50kyr, bp) from Abric Romaní (Capellades, Spain): phytolith, charcoal, bones and stone-tools; Introduction; The Abric Romaní site; The hearths; Archaeobotanical remains, bones and stone-tools; Methodology for the phytolith study; Results; Conclusions; Acknowledgements
- 8 The analysis of phytolith from Braehead archaeological site (Scotland, UK)Introduction; Objectives of the phytolith study from Braehead; Methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; 9 Microstratigraphy of an Early Historic refuse pit: a phytolithological approach; Introduction; Phytolithological analysis; Field and laboratory procedures; Results; Discussion; Acknowledgments; 10 Phytolith analytical study on a Late Chalcolithic-Early Historical archaeo-stratigraphical sequence from Balathal, South Rajasthan, India; The archaeological background; Approach to the problem
- The archaeo-stratigraphical sequence
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781782974307
- 178297430X
- OCLC:
- 881570407
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