Fermented beverage and food storage in 13,000 y-old stone mortars at Raqefet Cave, Israel: Investigating Natufian ritual feasting
Fermented and alcoholic beverages played a pivotal role in feastings and social events in
past agricultural and urban societies across the globe, but the origins of the sophisticated …
past agricultural and urban societies across the globe, but the origins of the sophisticated …
[HTML][HTML] Narrowing the harvest: Increasing sickle investment and the rise of domesticated cereal agriculture in the Fertile Crescent
For the first time we integrate quantitative data on lithic sickles and archaeobotanical
evidence for domestication and the evolution of plant economies from sites dated to the …
evidence for domestication and the evolution of plant economies from sites dated to the …
[图书][B] Paleoethnobotany: a handbook of procedures
DM Pearsall - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
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 …
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …
“Founder crops” v. wild plants: assessing the plant-based diet of the last hunter-gatherers in southwest Asia
Abstract The Natufian culture (c. 14.6–11.5 ka cal. BP) represents the last hunter-gatherer
society that inhabited southwest Asia before the development of plant food production. It has …
society that inhabited southwest Asia before the development of plant food production. It has …
Phytoliths as a tool for investigations of agricultural origins and dispersals around the world
T Ball, K Chandler-Ezell, R Dickau, N Duncan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Agricultural origins and dispersals are subjects of fundamental importance to archaeology
as well as many other scholarly disciplines. These investigations are world-wide in scope …
as well as many other scholarly disciplines. These investigations are world-wide in scope …
Understanding fossil phytolith preservation: the role of partial dissolution in paleoecology and archaeology
D Cabanes, R Shahack-Gross - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Opaline phytoliths are important microfossils used for paleoecological and archaeological
reconstructions that are primarily based on relative ratios of specific morphotypes. Recent …
reconstructions that are primarily based on relative ratios of specific morphotypes. Recent …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing use and suitability of scanning electron microscopy in the analysis of micro remains in dental calculus
Dental calculus is increasingly recognized as a major reservoir of dietary information.
Palaeodietary studies using plant and animal micro remains (eg phytoliths, pollen, sponge …
Palaeodietary studies using plant and animal micro remains (eg phytoliths, pollen, sponge …
Intensification and sedentism in the terminal Pleistocene Natufian sequence of el-Wad Terrace (Israel)
Measuring subsistence intensification in the archaeofaunal record has provided strong
evidence for socioeconomic shifts related to sedentarization in the terminal Pleistocene …
evidence for socioeconomic shifts related to sedentarization in the terminal Pleistocene …
[HTML][HTML] Dung detective! A multi-scalar, multi-method approach to identification and analysis of ancient faecal material
S Elliott, W Matthews - Quaternary International, 2024 - Elsevier
Ancient faecal material is becoming a highly valuable more frequently investigated proxy
with which to address a wide range of research questions. With advancing scientific …
with which to address a wide range of research questions. With advancing scientific …
Dental calculus evidence of Taï Forest Chimpanzee plant consumption and life history transitions
Dental calculus (calcified dental plaque) is a source of multiple types of data on life history.
Recent research has targeted the plant microremains preserved in this mineralised deposit …
Recent research has targeted the plant microremains preserved in this mineralised deposit …