Plants and Archaeology

An Atlas of Paleovegetation
From the Quaternary Environments Network, preliminary land ecosystem maps of the world since the last glacial maximum

Archaeological Perspective of the Acura Palm Tree
An article in NAYA on the importance of the Acura palm tree to prehispanic populations in South America. Spanish.

Directory of Palynologists
A directory of people working in pollen studies, from the Canadian Association of Palynologists.

Owen Davis's Palynology Page
From the University of Arizona, a mighty compilation of things, including a virtual palynology tour.

Flotation Method in Archaeology
Archaeological flotation involves using water to process soil or feature fill to recover tiny artifacts.

PaDiet
Another electronic discussion list, this one on topics relating to the origins and evolution of human diet.

Opal Phytoliths
An opal phytolith is a tiny, three-dimensional copies of a plant cells created by a plant as a product of taking in water with dissolved silica.

Palynology
The study of pollen, virtually indestructible, microscopic, but easily identifiable plant parts, has assisted many archaeologist in discovering diet and climatic data at sites, from Owen Davis's Palynology Page.

The Origins and History of Wine
An interesting, nifty little site from the University of Pennsylvania.

Paleobotany
The study of paleobotany involves the investigation of plants and plants pieces in the past.

Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction
Paleoenvironmental reconstruction refers to the investigations which are undertaken to reconstruct the climate of a specific time and place.

Traditional Native American Recipes
Several very interesting traditional and modern modified recipes for traditional Native American foods, including processing steps for acorn, pemmican, squash blossoms, and fish head soup. From the Redhawk site.

Palynology
Archaeological palynology is the study of pollen, the virtually indestructible, microscopic, but easily identifiable plant parts in archaeological sites.