We propose defining a field of research called 'archaeoecology'that examines the past~ 60
000 years of interactions between humans and ecosystems to better understand the human …

Britain has been inhabited by humans for over half a million years, during which time there
were a great many changes in lifestyles and in the surrounding landscape. This book, now …

Since its first publication, Field Archaeology: An Introduction has proved to be a key
handbook for all those undertaking introductory courses in archaeology or volunteering on …

This richly illustrated book is the first to apply the discoveries of the new generation of food
historians to the pleasures of dining and the culinary accomplishments of diverse …

Through the application of botanical knowledge and laboratory techniques to the study of
archaeological questions, archaeobotany has the potential to provide insights into questions …

It is now over 30 years since the first textbook on sub-fossil molluscan analysis as applied to
the British Isles appeared. There has not since been a replacement. That book (Evans 1972) …

This paper explores the close links between botany and archaeology, using case studies
from the ancient Mediterranean. It explains the kinds of palaeobotanical remains that …

Throughout his career, Gordon Hillman pursued important research on early agriculturalists,
hunter-gatherer plant subsistence and the transition from gathering to farming. In the course …

The objective of this paper is to assess foodstuff storage throughout Recent Prehistory (5600–
50 BCE) from the standpoint of the three different types (household, surplus and supra …

The Neolithic period in the North-East of the Iberian Peninsula has received the attention of
many archaeologists during the XXth and XXIst centuries, from the earliest humanists like …