Ebook: Phytolith Systematics: Emerging Issues
- Tags: Archaeology
- Series: Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science 1
- Year: 1992
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This volume is the first in theAdvances in Archaeological and Museum Science series sponsored by the Society for Archaeological Sciences. The purpose of this biennial series is to provide summaries of advances in closely defined topics in archaeometry, archaeological science, environmental archaeology, preservation technology and museum conservation. The Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS) exists to encourage interdisci plinary collaboration between archaeologists and colleagues in the natural and physical sciences. SAS members are drawn from many disciplinary fields. However, they all share a common belief that physical science techniques and methods constitute an essential component of archaeological field and laboratory studies. The General Editors wish to express their appreciation to Renee S. Kra and Frances D. Moskovitz of Radiocarbon for their special expertise and assistance in the production of this volume. We also appreciate the contribution of the two reviewers for their excellent comments and suggestions. The General Editor responsible for undertaking the development of this volume was R. E. Taylor.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Phytolith Systematics: An Introduction....Pages 1-13
Great Expectations: A Short Historical Review of European Phytolith Systematics....Pages 15-35
Developing a Phytolith Classification System....Pages 37-64
A Morphological Classification of Grass Silica-Bodies....Pages 65-89
Toward a Classification Scheme of Sedge (Cyperaceae) Phytoliths....Pages 91-111
Predicted World Distribution of C3 and C4 Grass Phytoliths....Pages 113-128
Preliminary Identification of Silica Skeletons from Near Eastern Archaeological Sites: An Anatomical Approach....Pages 129-147
Cereal Grain Phytoliths of Southwest Asia and Europe....Pages 149-174
Illustrated Phytoliths from Assorted Food Plants....Pages 175-192
Classification of Opal Phytoliths Formed in Selected Dicotyledons Native to the Great Plains....Pages 193-214
Phytolith Taxonomy in Selected Species of Texas Cacti....Pages 215-238
Silica Deposition in Subterranean Organs....Pages 239-251
Darwin and Design in Phytolith Systematics: Morphometric Methods for Mitigating Redundancy....Pages 253-276
Annotated Bibliography of Phytolith Systematics....Pages 277-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-350
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Phytolith Systematics: An Introduction....Pages 1-13
Great Expectations: A Short Historical Review of European Phytolith Systematics....Pages 15-35
Developing a Phytolith Classification System....Pages 37-64
A Morphological Classification of Grass Silica-Bodies....Pages 65-89
Toward a Classification Scheme of Sedge (Cyperaceae) Phytoliths....Pages 91-111
Predicted World Distribution of C3 and C4 Grass Phytoliths....Pages 113-128
Preliminary Identification of Silica Skeletons from Near Eastern Archaeological Sites: An Anatomical Approach....Pages 129-147
Cereal Grain Phytoliths of Southwest Asia and Europe....Pages 149-174
Illustrated Phytoliths from Assorted Food Plants....Pages 175-192
Classification of Opal Phytoliths Formed in Selected Dicotyledons Native to the Great Plains....Pages 193-214
Phytolith Taxonomy in Selected Species of Texas Cacti....Pages 215-238
Silica Deposition in Subterranean Organs....Pages 239-251
Darwin and Design in Phytolith Systematics: Morphometric Methods for Mitigating Redundancy....Pages 253-276
Annotated Bibliography of Phytolith Systematics....Pages 277-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-350
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