Phytoliths - Applications in Earth Science and Human History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789058093455)

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: - phytoliths in palaeoclimatology and palaeoecology - phytoliths, diet and health - archaeological structures, ancient agricultures and palaeoethnobotany - methodology, taxonomy and taphonomy - soil-plant interaction.

Author: Jean Dominique Meunier
ISBN-10: 905809345X
ISBN-13: 9789058093455
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.98lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.88d