| Description |
1 online resource (273 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; LIST OF BOXES, TABLES, AND FIGURES; LIST OF PLATES; PREFACE; Chapter 1 STARCH AND ARCHAEOLOGY; Starch and the Big Questions; Historical Background; Unique Properties; Redressing the Balance; A Collaborative Effort; Principles, Pathways, and Applications; A Bright Future; Chapter 2 BIOLOGY OF STARCH; The Production of Starch; Location of Starch Storage; Underground Storage Organs; Above-ground Stems; Flower Heads, Seeds, and Fruits; Minor Sources; Starch Granule Morphology; Granule Types; Size and Shape; Starch Granule Structure |
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Molecular Building BlocksGranule Microstructure; Minor Components; Starch Granule Characteristics; Birefringence; Iodine Staining; Gelatinisation; X-ray Diffraction Patterns; Summary; Chapter 3 MICROSCOPY; Low Magnification; High Magnification; Transmitted Light; Reflected Light; Imaging Techniques; Staining; Darkfield Light; Polarised Light and Birefringence; Polarisation Cross; Phase Contrast; Differential Interference Contrast; Scanning Electron Microscopes; Summary; Chapter 4 STARCH PATHWAYS; Defining Pathways; Relevant Approaches and Data Sources; Ethnobotany, History, and Ethnography |
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EthnoarchaeologyExperimental Studies; Biology; Multiple Sources of Information; Uses for Starchy Plants; Starchy Plants as Food; Starchy Plants as Material Culture; Starchy Plants as Chemicals; Potential Pathways; From Plant to Soil; From Plant to Person to Soil; From Plant to Person to Tool to Soil; Addressing Research Gaps; Diverse Approaches; Chapter 5 TAPHONOMY; Survival, Form, and Context; Starch Preservation; Soil Depth and Sediment Compaction; Soil Moisture; Temperature and pH; Protected Settings; Protection by Artifacts; Particulate Organic Matter; Condition of Preserved Starch |
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Physico-chemical PropertiesReaction to Chemical Stains; Enzymatically Degraded Starch; Post-Depositional Movement; Artifact Level; Single Location; Environment at Large; Further Research; Chapter 6 REFERENCE COLLECTIONS; Designing the Reference Collection; Archaeological Questions; Choice of Taxa; Additional Factors; Sources of Reference Material; Herbaria; Seed Banks; Established Gardens; Markets; Field Collections; Preparation and Storage; Voucher Specimens; Preparing Starch Reference Material; Estimating Quantity; Slide Preparations; Preparation of Sections |
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Mounting Media and Refractive IndexDatabase Compilation; Conclusions; Chapter 7 DESCRIPTION, CLASSIFICATION, AND IDENTIFICATION; Chemical and Physical Tests; Research Design; Level 1: Presence/Absence; Level 2: Assemblage Variation; Level 3: Targeting One or More Species; Level 4: Identification of Most Taxa; Selection of Optical Attributes; Taxonomic Determination; Multivariate Approaches; Identifying Domestication; Conclusions; Chapter 8 STARCH IN SEDIMENTS; Analysis; Sampling; Extraction; Slide Mounting and Viewing; Landscape Studies; Activity Areas; Coprolites; Moving Ahead |
| Notes |
Chapter 9 STARCH ON ARTIFACTS |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Barton, Huw
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| ISBN |
9781315434889 |
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1315434881 |
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