This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …

The nature and causes of the disappearance of Neanderthals and their apparent
replacement by modern humans are subjects of considerable debate. Many researchers …

One of the three main plant microfossils, starch grains are increasingly used as markers of
diet, plant domestication, tool use and site organization, because their morphology and …

Dietary reconstructions based on plant microfossils, such as starch grains and phytoliths,
have been useful in increasing our understanding of past human populations. Microfossils …

Phytoliths, microscopic plant silica bodies, are often preserved in modern and fossil soils
and sediment, as well as in archaeological contexts. They record unique characteristics of …

Recent work in various parts of the world has suggested the possibility of ancient starch
granules surviving and adhering to archaeological artefacts. Often this information is used to …

Very recently, we discovered a vast new microbial self: the human microbiome. Our native
microbiota interface with our biology and culture to influence our health, behavior, and …

Ancient starch analysis is an important methodology for researching ancient ecology, plant
use, diet, and tool function; particularly in the deep past when other proxies may not survive …

Abstract The Cova del Rinoceront, a site in NE Iberia, contains a thick sedimentary fill
preserving a faunal archive from the penultimate glacial and the the last interglacial periods …

During recent decades, Neanderthal diet has been a major research topic in
palaeoanthropology. This has been accelerated by the maturation of different techniques …