Background Opal phytoliths (microscopic silica bodies produced in and between the cells of
many plants) are a very resilient, often preserved type of plant microfossil. With the …

Phytoliths are efficient proxies in archaeology, plant taxonomy, palaeoenvironment, and
palaeoecology reconstruction, the research of which has been developing rapidly in recent …

The Cape south coast presents some of the world's most significant early modern human
sites preserving evidence for complex human behaviour during the Middle Stone Age …

Phytoliths are silica bodies found in vascular plants, often diagnostic at the family level in
angiosperms. They are especially abundant in palms (Arecaceae), occurring in all organs …

The Arecaceae (palm) family is one of the most common and economically important plant
groups in Amazonia, and play large roles in ecosystem functioning and carbon dynamics …

As part of the Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project (HSPDP), phytoliths, pollen, and
microcharcoal were examined from the 228 m (3.29 to 2.56 Ma) Baringo-Tugen Hills …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) has proven to be a phytolith-occluded carbon (PhytOC)-rich
species that plays a vital role in acting as a carbon sink for reducing atmospheric carbon …

The central region of Argentina, especially Córdoba province, has been the subject of
numerous bioarchaeological and archaeobotanical studies over recent years. However, the …

Caribbean Amerindian societies had sophisticated regional socio-political and economic
systems linked to important crops by the late 15th century when Spanish conquerors …

Siliceous phytoliths are frequently used in archaeology and Quaternary paleoecology. In
order to validate the potential of phytoliths to reconstruct the vegetation history in the …