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Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany Edited by John M. Marston, Jade d’Alpoim Guedes, and Christina Warinner “This volume is timely and will be a valued addition to the libraries of professional archaeobotanists, students learning the intricacies of archaeobotanical analyses, and archaeologists who want an up-to-date reference of the methods and applications of archaeobotany.” —C. Margaret Scarry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Paleoethnobotany, the study of archaeologiContributors
Jennifer V. Alvarado
Deborah M. Pearsall
Kenneth Andersen
China P. Shelton
Enrico Cappellini
Alexia Smith
Jesse Casana
Bruce D. Smith
Jade d’Alpoim Guedes
Robert Spengler
Gayle Fritz
Chris J. Stevens
Daphne E. Gallagher
Gary E. Stinchcomb
Kristen J. Gremillion
Amber M. VanDerwarker
Amanda G. Henry John M. Marston Timothy C. Messner Shanti Morell-Hart Mark Nesbitt
Nathan Wales Christina Warinner Paul Webb Chantel E. White
John M. Marston is assistant professor in the Departments of Archaeology and Anthropology at Boston University. Jade d'Alpoim Guedes is assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Washington State University. Christina Warinner is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma and a research affiliate of the Molecular Research Group at the University of Zurich’s Centre for Evolutionary Medicine. September $34.95s, paper, 6 x 9 ISBN: 978-1-60732-315-0 $27.95, ebook E-ISBN: 978-1-60732-316-7 480 pages 87 figures
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cal plant remains, is poised at the intersection of the study of the past and concerns of the present, including agricultural decision making, biodiversity, and global environmental change, and has much to offer to archaeology, anthropology, and the interdisciplinary study of human relationships with the natural world. Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany demonstrates those connections and highlights the increasing relevance of the study of past human-plant interactions for understanding the present and future. A diverse and highly regarded group of scholars reference a broad array of literature from around the world as they cover their areas of expertise in the practice and theory of paleoethnobotany—starch grain analysis, stable isotope analysis, ancient DNA, digital data management, and ecological and postprocessual theory. The only comprehensive edited volume focusing on method and theory to appear in the last twenty-five years, Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany addresses the new areas of inquiry that have become central to contemporary archaeological debates, as well as the current state of theoretical, methodological, and empirical work in paleoethnobotany.
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