From Plant Domestication to Phytolith Interpretation
The History of Paleoethnobotany in the Near East
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4953471 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Warnock (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 238-252 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3210657 |
| OpenAlex | W2313613463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Pioneered by such familiar names as Helbaek and van Ziest, paleoethnobotany in the Near East has come far since its early days. The enhanced recovery of botanical remains through flotation has replaced serendipitious finds as a regular source of data. Analysis has reached beyond seeds and fragments of wood to embrace the examination of microscopic pollen grains and silica skeletal fragments (phytoliths). Although initially narrow in focus and fractured in traditions, the field is coalescing into a broad-minded, unified extension of archaeology. There are problems, typical of all growing and expanding sciences, but the future looks promising, with no indication that the relatively few Near Eastern paleoethnobotanists will be running out of work any time soon
Archaeology · Biology · Botany · Domestication · Geography · Linguistics · Middle East · Phytolith · Pollen · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Computer Science · History · Philosophy · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2005 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |