Chemical analyses of ancient organic compounds absorbed into the pottery fabrics from
sites in Georgia in the South Caucasus region, dating to the early Neolithic period (ca. 6,000 …

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 …

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 …

Weeds are currently present in a wide range of ecosystems worldwide. Although the
beginning of their evolution is largely unknown, researchers assumed that they developed in …

This article reviews evidence of how starch granules associated with archaeological
artefacts provide an insight into the use of plants by our ancestors for food, medicines and …

Evidence of plant food processing is a significant indicator of the human ability to exploit
environmental resources. The recovery of starch grains associated with use-wear on …

For evaluating climate change impacts on biodiversity, extensive experiments are urgently
needed to complement popular non-mechanistic models which map future ecosystem …

Residue analyses on a grinding tool recovered at Grotta Paglicci sublayer 23A [32,614±429
calibrated (cal) BP], Southern Italy, have demonstrated that early modern humans collected …

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the current frameworks employed in use–
wear studies of ground stone tools, and to discuss the objectives and limitations of this …

The use-wear approach is crucial to an understanding of the life-history of ground stone
tools. This chapter outlines the current methodological framework for use-wear analysis, with …