| Description |
1 online resource (475 pages): illustrations, charts, plans |
| Series |
Groningen archaeological studies, 1572-1760 ; v. 19 |
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Groningen archaeological studies ; v. 19
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| Contents |
1 General Introduction 13 -- 1.1 Plant taxonomy 13 -- 1.1.1 Taxonomic ranks 13 -- 1.1.2 Abbreviations 14 -- 1.1.3 Synonyms and type identifications 15 -- 1.1.4 Naming of cultivated plants 15 -- 1.1.5 Plant names in written sources 16 -- 1.1.6 Vernacular names of common crops 20 -- 1.1.7 Genetic research 22 -- 1.2 Plant ecology 26 -- 1.2.1 Seed production and seed predation 26 -- 1.2.2 Seed dispersal 28 -- 1.2.3 Environmental conditions 34 -- 1.2.4 Water stress 37 -- 1.2.5 Agricultural practices 47 -- 1.3 Flora and vegetation 93 -- 1.3.1 Landscape, flora, and vegetation 93 -- 1.3.2 Flora 94 -- 1.3.3 Vegetation 97 -- 1.4 Subfossil plant remains 128 -- 1.4.1 Biomolecules 128 -- 1.4.2 Phytoliths 130 -- 1.4.3 Spores and pollen 131 -- 1.4.4 Seeds and fruits 135 -- 2 Palynology 143 -- 2.1 The archaeobotanical archive 143 -- 2.1.1 Dispersal of spores and pollen 143 -- 2.1.2 Pollen precipitation 144 -- 2.1.3 Peat Formation 146 -- 2.1.4 Sampling and microscopic analysis 151 -- 2.2 Vegetation reconstruction 153 -- 2.2.1 Pollen diagram 153 -- 2.2.2 Anthropogenic pollen indicators 157 -- 2.2.3 Pollen precipitation and vegetation 159 -- 2.3 Pollen morphology 159 -- 2.3.1 Anatomy and morphology of pollen and spores 159 -- 2.3.2 Glossary of terms 163 -- 2.3.3 Atlas of spores, pollen, and algae 165 -- 3 Non-woody macro-remains 173 -- 3.1 The archaeobotanical archive 173 -- 3.1.1 Origin and taphonomy 173 -- 3.1.2 Sampling 199 -- 3.2 Morphology of fruits and seeds 239 -- 3.2.1 Morphology of fruits 239 -- 3.2.2 Fruit types 244 -- 3.2.3 Morphology of Seeds 246 -- 3.2.4 Subfossil seeds, fruits, and threshing remains 247 -- 3.2.5 Cereals 248 -- 3.2.6 Pulses 322 -- 3.2.7 Oil and fibre crops 333 -- 3.2.8 Seed atlas 339 -- 4 Vegetation history of the Netherlands 351 -- 4.1 The Late Glacial 351 -- 4.1.1 General overview 351 -- 4.1.2 The Older Dryas 353 -- 4.1.3 The Allerød 356 -- 4.1.4 The Younger Dryas 356 -- 4.2 The Holocene 357 -- 4.2.1 General overview 357 -- 4.2.2 The Preboreal (10 300-8800 BP) 358 -- 4.2.3 The Boreal (8800-7500 BP) 359 -- 4.2.4 The Atlanticum (7500-5000 BP) 361 -- 4.2.5 The Subboreal (5000-2800 BP) 364 -- 4.2.6 The Subatlanticum (2800 BP to present) 366 -- 4.2.7 Case study 370 -- 5 Food economy 375 -- 5.1 Transition to farming 375 -- 5.1.1 Modelling the dawn of farming 375 -- 5.1.2 Domestication 380 -- 5.2 Reconstruction of the diet 387 -- 5.2.1 The food spectrum 387 -- 5.2.2 Cereals 388 -- 5.2.3 Pulses 397 -- 5.2.4 Oil crops 402 -- 5.2.5 Vegetables and fruits 403 -- 5.2.6 Case studies 405 -- 6 Fuel 423 -- 6.1 Woody plants 423 -- 6.2 Non-woody plants 425 -- 7 Appendixes 435 -- 7.1 Chronology of the Near East 435 -- 7.2 Chronology of ancient Egypt 436 -- 8 Literature 439 -- 8.1 Taxonomy 439 -- 8.2 Ecology 439 -- 8.3 Flora and vegetation 440 -- 8.4 Identification 443 -- 8.5 Spores and pollen 445 -- 8.6 Fruits, seeds, and mosses 446 -- 8.7 Vegetation history 447 -- 8.8 Food economy 449 -- 8.9 Fuel 451 -- 8.10 Additional references cited 451 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-454) and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Paleoecology.
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Plants, Fossil.
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Trace fossils.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Neef, Reinder.
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| ISBN |
9492444267 (electronic bk.) |
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9789492444264 (electronic bk.) |
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