Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xvii
5. Preface xix
6. Paleoethnobotanical Method and Theory in the Twenty-First Century 1
7. Formation Processes
8. Formation Processes of the Macrobotanical Record 19
9. Formation and Taphonomic Processes Affecting Starch Granules 35
10. Formation Processes of Pollen and Phytoliths 51
11. Recovery, Identification, and Data Management
12. Sampling Strategies in Paleoethnobotanical Analysis 77
13. Recovering Macrobotanical Remains 95
14. Laboratory Analysis and Identification of Plant Macroremains 115
15. Digitizing the Archaeobotanical Record 147
16. Quantification and Analysis
17. Ratios and Simple Statistics in Paleoethnobotanical Analysis 163
18. The Use of Multivariate Statistics within Archaeobotany 181
19. Analysis and Interpretation of Intrasite Variability in Paleoethnobotanical Remains 205
20. Intersite Variation within Archaeobotanical Charred Assemblages 235
21. Integration of Paleoethnobotanical Data
22. Peopling the Environment 257
23. From the Ground Up 275
24. Ancient Biomolecules from Archaeobotanical Remains 293
25. A Landscape Context for Paleoethnobotany 315
26. Interpretation
27. Human Behavioral Ecology and Paleoethnobotany 339
28. Documenting Human Niche Construction in the Archaeological Record 355
29. Paleoethnobotanical Analysis, Post-Processing 371
30. References Cited 319
31. About the Contributors 531