1st Edition
Phytoliths - Applications in Earth Science and Human History
384 Pages
by
CRC Press
This impeccably-researched volume skillfully reports and discusses advances in phytolith research, addressing in particular the use of phytoliths for deciphering fundamental issues in earth science and human history. Comprising thirty reviews and original papers, findings are presented in the following five sections: · phytoliths in palaeoclimatology and palaeoecology · phytoliths, diet and... Read more
Preface
Review Paper ‘A Crumudgeon’s View of Grasss Phytolithology’
- Phytoliths in palaeoclimatology and palaeoecology
- Phytoliths, diet and health
- Archaeological structures and ancient agriculture
- Methodology, taxonomy and taphonomy
- Soil-plant interactions
Biography
Jean Dominique Meunier
