Phytoliths - Applications in Earth Science and Human History
Fabrice Colin editor Jean Dominique Meunier editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:A A Balkema Publishers
Published:1st Jan '01
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This impeccably-researched volume skillfully reports and discusses advances in phytolith research, addressing in particular the use of phytoliths for deciphering fundamental issues in earth science and human history. Comprising thirty reviews and original papers, findings are presented in the following five sections:
· phytoliths in palaeoclimatology and palaeoecology
· phytoliths, diet and health
· archaeological structures, ancient agricultures and palaeoethnobotany
· methodology, taxonomy and taphonomy
· soil-plant interaction.
ISBN: 9789058093455
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 861g
384 pages