Phytoarchaeology / R. R. Brooks; D. Johannes
- 224 páginas 27 x 19 cm
- Historical, Ethno- & Economic Botany Series .
- Historical, Ethno- & Economic Botany Series .
Contenido: Preface Part 1. General principles, Cap. 1. General introduction Cap. 2. Geobotany and exploitation of ancient mines Cap. 3. Biogeochemical studies over ancient mine sites and workings Cap. 4. The influence of ancient trade routes on anthropogenic modification of vegetation Cap. 5. Plants indicators of ancient anthropogenic modification of soils Cap. 6. Present-day survival of ancient crops Cap. 7. Plant remains used for archaeological chronometry and reconstruction of ancient environments and climates Cap. 8. Vegetational changes over specific archaeological sites Cap. 9. Plant mapping and statistical treatment of data Part 2. Aerial phytoarchaeology Cap. 10. Introduction to aerial archaeology Cap. 11. Principles of remote sensing of vegetation patterns over archaeological sites Cap. 12. Aerial archaeology in northwest Europe Cap. 13. Aerial archaeology in Africa, southern Europe, and the middle east Cap. 14. Aerial archaeology in North America Cap. 15 Aerial archaeology in Central and South America Cap. 16. Aerial archaeology in Oceania Glossary of terms, Botanical index, Geographical index, Subject index