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Archaeology of African Plant Use
The first major synthesis of African archaeobotany in decades, this book significantly advances our knowledge of relationship between agriculture and social complexity.
The Emergence of Agriculture in South India
This book contributes to comparative global studies on agricultural origins and the evolution of sedentary societies, while providing a detailed treatment of the evidence from south India. It provides a comprehensive assessment of issues and evidence relating the origins of agriculture, and sedentary village communities in south India, and includes a current assessment of early Indian agriculture in the context of theories of agricultural origins in other world regions. Evidence from south Indian archaeobotany is explored, incorporating all of the recently published data of the authors as well as new data. This is then integrated with archaeological and historical linguistic evidence to provide a cultural history of south India from the beginnings of simple cultivation to more intensive agriculture and craft production associated with the emergence of social hierarchy.
TREES AND WOODLANDS OF SOUTH INDIA
This volume introduces the ecological history of woodland vegetation in South India. It incorporates a critical overview of the theories of ecological on the subcontinent while detailing the history of long-term changes in the tree and shrub vegetation of the Indian peninsula that have resulted from climate change and the impact of human activities on the landscape. The volume also demonstrates the potential of microscopic analysis of archaeological wood charcoal remains for the purpose of palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. Included in the volume is a practical guide for the microscopic identification of the principal timber species of South India, accompanied by detailed information on the synecology and autecology of native trees and shrubs, and ethnographic evidence on their diverse uses and properties. An accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete identification guide and many full color illustrations of South Asian trees and shrubs to facilitate analysis.
The Origins and Spread of Domestic Plants in Southwest Asia and Europe
Leading scholars demonstrate the importance of archaeobotanical evidence in the understanding of the spread of agriculture in southwest Asia and Europe.
Excavations at Paithan, Maharashtra
This book reports on excavations at Paithan in India revealed the development of two early Hindu temples from the 4th century to the 9th: the key formative phase of Hinduism. The temples started as small shrines but were elaborated into formal temples. In relation to these changes, the excavations revealed a sequence of palaeobotanical and palaeofaunal evidence that give insight into the economic and social changes that took place at that time.
Urbanism, Archaeology and Trade
An unadulterated report on the results of excavations and surveys in the area around Gao, Mali in western Africa. This volume should be studied alongside the report on earlier work at the site ( Islam, Archaeology and History: The Gao Region of Mali BAR S647, 1996), and focuses on the environmental and artefactual remains: botanical evidence, fauna, molluscs, fish bones; beads, lithics, spindle whorls, metal and miscellaneous finds. This project has brought a better understanding of this area of Africa and of the importance of Gao as a trade centre in the early second millennium AD.
Civilisation Recast
Shows what humanity has borrowed and shared as a common heritage.
Ancient Plants and People
Ancient Plants and People is a timely discussion of the global perspectives on archaeobotany and the rich harvest of knowledge it yields. Contributors examine the importance of plants to human culture over time and geographic regions and what it teaches of humans, their culture, and their landscapes.
Human Dispersal and Species Movement
A unique, interdisciplinary and up-to-date treatment exploring human migration and its role in creating novel ecosystems over the long term.
