Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany
“Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany” by John M. Marston, published by University Press of Colorado in 2014, is a comprehensive volume that explores the intersection of archaeological plant remains and contemporary issues such as agricultural decision-making and biodiversity. This edition spans 548 pages and is presented in English, offering insights into how the study of past human-plant interactions can inform our understanding of current and future environmental challenges.
Readers will find contributions from a diverse group of scholars who reference a wide array of literature, covering topics such as starch grain analysis, stable isotope analysis, and ancient DNA. The book emphasizes the relevance of paleoethnobotany within archaeology and anthropology, addressing new areas of inquiry that are central to contemporary debates in the field. This edited volume serves as a significant resource for those interested in the methodological and theoretical advancements in the study of human relationships with the natural world.
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Paleoethnobotany, the study of archaeological plant remains, is poised at the intersection of the study of the past and concerns of the present, including agricultural decision making, biodiversity, and global environmental change, and has much to offer to archaeology, anthropology, and the interdisciplinary study of human relationships with the natural world. Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany demonstrates those connections and highlights the increasing relevance of the study of past human-plant interactions for understanding the present and future.
A diverse and highly regarded group of scholars reference a broad array of literature from around the world as they cover their areas of expertise in the practice and theory of paleoethnobotany—starch grain analysis, stable isotope analysis, ancient DNA, digital data management, and ecological and postprocessual theory.
The only comprehensive edited volume focusing on method and theory to appear in the last twenty-five years, Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany addresses the new areas of inquiry that have become central to contemporary archaeological debates, as well as the current state of theoretical, methodological, and empirical work in paleoethnobotany.
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