Environmental archaeology : current theoretical and methodological approaches.
| 1. Verfasser: |
Pişkin, Evangelia.
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Marciniak, Arkadiusz.
Bartkowiak, Marta. |
| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Cham :
Springer,
2018.
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| Umfang/Format: |
1 online resource (259 pages). |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology
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| Schlagworte: | |
| Parallelausgabe: |
Environmental Archaeology : Current Theoretical and Methodological Approaches (Print version:) |
| Online Zugang: |
Available online |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Intro
- Preface
- Contents
- Contributors
- About the Editors
- Environmental Archaeology: What Is in a Name?
- 1 By Whose Direction Found'st Thou out this Place?
- 2 What's Montague?
- 3 It Is nor Hand nor Foot, nor Arm nor Face
- References
- Environmental Archaeology: The End of the Road?
- References
- Changing Perspectives: Exploring Ways and Means of Collaborating in Environmental Archaeology
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Our Communities of Practice
- 3 General Issues
- 4 Recommendations and Conclusion
- 4.1 Recommendations
- 4.2 What Makes a Good Project?
- References
- Environmental Archaeology in Southern Scandinavia
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Early Development of Environmental Archaeology: 1842-1970
- 2.1 1842-1851: The Creation of Environmental Archaeology
- 2.2 1900-1916: Placing People in Time and the Landscape
- 2.3 1916-1937: Developing the Environmental Chronology
- 2.4 1937-1947: Environmental Chronology and the Forager-Farmer Overlap
- 2.5 1947-1966: Nuances of Overlap, the Debate Between Becker and Troels-Smith
- 2.6 1966-1972: Radiocarbon and the Demise of the Forager-Farmer Overlap
- 3 Development and Diversification Since 1970
- 3.1 Regional Studies
- 3.2 Archaeological Chemistry
- 3.3 Ancient DNA
- 3.4 Archaeobotany
- 3.5 Zooarchaeology
- 3.6 Ecosystem Modelling
- 3.7 Ongoing Fundamental Research
- 4 Looking Forward
- References
- A Man and a Plant: Archaeobotany
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Archaeobotany: Definition and Brief History
- 3 Plant Remains
- 4 Interpretation of Plant Remains
- 5 Cultivated Plants
- 6 Wild Plants
- 7 Farming
- 8 Wood Utilisation
- 9 Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions
- 10 Summary
- References
- Bridging Archaeology and Genetics
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Genetic Research Within Archaeology: A Brief History of Ancient DNA.
- 3 The 'Magic Wand Approach': Misconceptions and Current Potential of Ancient DNA Studies
- 3.1 Linking Genotypes to Phenotypes
- 3.2 Phylogeny, Phylogeography and Evolutionary History
- 3.3 Are Modern Populations Representative of Ancient Populations? The Cases of the Serial Founder Effect Model, Admixture and Population Replacement
- 4 Practical Considerations for Undertaking Archaeogenetic Research
- 4.1 Samples
- 4.1.1 The Abundance of the Archaeological Record
- 4.1.2 The Need for Reference Sequences
- 4.2 Choosing Genetic Markers
- 4.2.1 Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
- 4.2.2 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)
- 4.2.3 Multi-target Loci
- 4.3 A Question of Methodology
- 4.3.1 The Advent of Next-Generation Sequencing
- 4.3.2 Is DNA Always the Most Appropriate Tool? Exploring Alternatives
- 4.4 The Plagues of Ancient DNA
- 4.4.1 DNA Post-mortem Decay
- 4.4.2 DNA Contamination
- 5 Towards the Future: Improving Collaborations
- 5.1 Limiting Destructive Sampling
- 5.2 Understanding Terminology and Methodology
- 6 Concluding Remarks
- References
- Wood Charcoal Analysis in Archaeology
- 1 Introduction
- 2 From Its Beginnings to 'Anthracology as Palaeoecology'
- 3 Recent Methodological Developments
- 3.1 Wood Charcoal Taphonomy
- 3.2 Fuel Selection and Use
- 3.3 Woodland Growth Conditions: Ecophysiological Attributes on Charcoal Wood Anatomy
- 3.4 Woodland Management
- 4 Conclusions
- References
- Palaeoethnobotanical Contributions to Human-Environment Interaction
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History and Progress
- 3 Human Ecology
- 4 Japan: Jomon and Satsumon Cultures
- 5 Ontario, Canada: Archaic and Late Woodland
- 6 Lower Yangtze Valley, China, and the Problem of Rice Domestication
- 7 Modelling
- 8 Summary
- References.
- Ethnoarchaeology as a Means of Improving Integration: An Ethnozooarchaeological Study from Cyprus and Its Contribution to the Integration of Zooarchaeology with Archaeobotany and Other Lines of Archaeological Evidence
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Methods
- 3 Results
- 3.1 Overview of System
- 3.2 Plants in Sheep/Goat Diet
- 3.3 Other Exploitation of Wild Plants and Animals by Sheep/Goat Herders
- 3.4 Use of Landscape
- 3.5 Human Skeletal Remains
- 4 Discussion
- References
- Exploring the Wetland: Integrating the Fish and Plant Remains into a Case Study from Tianluoshan, a Middle Neolithic Site in China
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Background Review to the Study Area
- 3 Materials and Methods
- 3.1 Fish Length Reconstruction
- 3.2 Seasonality Assessment
- 4 Results
- 4.1 Range and Relative Proportions of Taxa
- 4.2 Body Length Reconstruction
- 4.3 Seasonality
- 5 Archaeobotanical and Environmental Research
- 6 Discussion
- 6.1 Fishing and the Environment
- 6.2 Investigating the Fishing Methods: Ethnographic and Zooarchaeological Analysis
- 6.3 Scheduling the Exploitation of Aquatic Resources
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- All or Nothing: Spatial Analysis and Interpretation of Archaeological Record Based on the Integration of Artifactual, Ecofactual, and Contextual Data at the Medieval Site of Komana
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical and Archaeological Context of Komana/Hamamtepe
- 3 The Nature of Archaeological Record
- 3.1 Formation and Depositional Processes
- 3.2 Integration, Evaluation, and Interpretation of Different Strands of Evidence
- 4 Methods and Materials
- 4.1 Data Collection
- 4.2 Soil Sampling
- 4.3 Data
- 4.3.1 Ceramic Data
- 4.3.2 Metal Data
- 4.3.3 Glass Data
- 4.3.4 Botanical Data
- 4.3.5 Faunal Data
- 4.3.6 Heavy Residue Data
- 5 Interpretation of Integrated Datasets
- 6 Conclusions
- References
- Index.
