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Firewood, food and niche construction : the potential role of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in actively structuring Scotland's woodlands. [PDF]
, 2015 Over the past few decades the potential role of Mesolithic hunter–gatherers in actively constructing their own niches, through the management of wild plants, has frequently been discussed.
Bishop, R. R. +2 more
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Ethnobiology Letters, 2013 This is the first report of the occurrence of wild Zamia pumila L. Zamiaceae populations on various volcanic substrates in the piedmont area of south central Puerto Rico.
Jaime R. Pagán-Jiménez +1 more
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A Prehispanic Maya Pit Oven? Microanalysis of Fired Clay Balls from the Puuc Region, Yucatán, Mexico [PDF]
, 2013 This is a postprint (author's final draft) version of an article published in Journal of Archaeological Science in 2013. The final version of this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.10.014 (login may be required).
Berna, Francesco +2 more
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Historical ethnobotany: an overview of selected studies [PDF]
, 2014 Historical Ethnobotany is an area of research responsible for understanding past interrelationships between people and plant using written records and iconography. The literature on this topic is scattered, and many of these studies are not recognised as
Balcazar, Alejandro Lozano +5 more
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Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, 2015 This study identified the species of wood in charcoal recovered from Paleo-Indian bonfires in the Lapa do Santo archaeological site, Minas Gerais / Brazil, dated 4140 ± 40-8900 ± 40 AP.
OÃO CARLOS FERREIRA DE MELO JÚNIOR +1 more
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Ethnobiology Letters, 2013 This paper explores the effects of maize processing on the carbonization and preservation of maize kernels in the archaeological record. The shift to processing maize with lime (known as hominy production in the Eastern Woodlands and nixtamalization in ...
Caroline Dezendorf
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Between Archaeology and Text: The Origins of Rice Consumption and Cultivation in the Middle East and the Mediterranean [PDF]
, 2014 Asiatic Rice Oryza sativa L. (Poaceae) is a domesticated grain crop native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, which presently ranks among the most important grains in a global diet.
Muthukumaran, S
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Archaeobotanical analysis from the long-term rural settlement of Contrada Castro (Corleone, Palermo): preliminary data [PDF]
, 2019 The project ¿Harvesting Memories: Ecology and Archaeology of Monti Sicani landscapes¿ aims to analyse the long-term relationship of landscape dynamics and settlement patterns in a Mediterranean inland of Central-Western Sicily.
Angelo Castrorao Barba +4 more
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Commodity of the Quarter: Quinoa: Catalyst or Catastrophe? [PDF]
, 2015 Quinoa is a grain-like crop that is rich in protein and minerals; its ability to grow on marginal soils improves its attractiveness as a potential solution to hunger in many areas.
Parker-Gibson, Necia
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