2. Documenting Domesticated Plants In The Archaeological Record

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List Of Contributors vii
4. List Of Tables ix
5. List Of Figures xi
6. 1. Documenting Domestication: Bringing Together Plants, Animals, Archaeology, And Genetics 1
7. Section One. Archaeological Documentation Of Plant Domestication
8. 2. Documenting Domesticated Plants In The Archaeological Record 15
9. 3. Seed Size Increase As A Marker Of Domestication In Squash (Cucurbita Pepo) 25
10. 4. A Morphological Approach To Documenting The Domestication Of Chenopodium In The Andes 32
11. 5. Identifying Manioc (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) And Other Crops In Pre-Columbian Tropical America Through Starch Grain Analysis: A Case Study From Central Panama 46
12. 6. Phytolith Evidence For The Early Presence Of Domesticated Banana (Musa) In Africa 68
13. 7. Documenting The Presence Of Maize In Central And South America Through Phytolith Analysis Of Food Residues 82
14. Section Two. Genetic Documentation Of Plant Domestication
15. 8. Genetic Data And Plant Domestication 99
16. 9. DNA Sequence Data And Inferences On Cassava’S Origin Of Domestication 123
17. 10. Relationship Between Chinese Chive (Allium Tuberosum) And Its Putative Progenitor A. Ramosum As Assessed By Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) 134
18. 11. Using Multiple Types Of Molecular Markers To Understand Olive Phylogeography 143
19. 12. Origins Of Polyploid Crops: The Example Of The Octoploid Tuber Crop Oxalis Tuberosa 153
20. Section Three. Archaeological Documentation Of Animal Domestication
21. 13. Archaeological Approaches To Documenting Animal Domestication 171
22. 14. A Critical Assessment Of Markers Of Initial Domestication In Goats (Capra Hircus) 181
23. 15. The Domestication Of The Pig (Sus Scrofa): New Challenges And Approaches 209
24. 16. The Domestication Of South American Camelids: A View From The South-Central Andes 228
25. 17. Early Horse Domestication On The Eurasian Steppe 245
26. Section Four. Genetic Documentation Of Animal Domestication
27. 18. Documenting Domestication: Reading Animal Genetic Texts 273
28. 19. Genetic Analysis Of Dog Domestication 279
29. 20. Origins And Diffusion Of Domestic Goats Inferred From DNA Markers: Example Analyses Of mtDNA, Y Chromosome, And Microsatellites 294
30. 21. Mitochondrial DNA Diversity In Modern Sheep: Implications For Domestication 306
31. 22. Genetics And Origins Of Domestic Cattle 317
32. 23. Genetic Analysis Of The Origins Of Domestic South American Camelids 329
33. 24. Genetic Documentation Of Horse And Donkey Domestication 342
34. Index 355