Phytoliths - Applications in Earth Science and Human History - 9789058093455

CRC Press

Presenting advances in the field of phytolith research, this well-structured collection of reviews and papers focuses in particular upon the use of phytoliths for deciphering fundamental issues in earth science and human history. > 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:\u00B7 phytoliths in palaeoclimatology and palaeoecology\u00B7 phytoliths, diet and health\u00B7 archaeological structures, ancient agricultures and palaeoethnobotany\u00B7 methodology, taxonomy and taphonomy\u00B7 soil-plant interaction. > \nPreface