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Phytolith analysis : an archaeological and geological perspective

Title
Phytolith analysis : an archaeological and geological perspective / Dolores R. Piperno.
Author
Piperno, Dolores R.
Publication
San Diego : Academic Press, ©1988.

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Description
xii, 280 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"This is a methodological guide to the use of plant opal phytolith analysis in paleoenvironmental and paleoecological reconstruction. It is the first book-length treatment of this promising technique, which has undergone rapid development within the past few years and is now beginning to be used with considerable success by paleobotanists who serve the archaeological and paleontological research communities. It will be mandatory reading for all paleobotanists, paleoecologists, and archaeological scientists."--Publisher
Subjects
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 260-275.
Contents
The history of phytolith research -- The production, deposition, and dissolution of phytoliths -- Phytolith morphology -- Field techniques and research design -- Laboratory techniques -- The interpretation of phytolith assemblages: method and theory -- The role of phytoliths in archaeological reconstruction -- The role of phytoliths in regional paleoecology
ISBN
  • 0125571755
  • 9780125571753
LCCN
87011353
OCLC
  • ocm15630885
  • 15630885
  • SCSB-1189938
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library