[BOOK][B] Paleoethnobotany: a handbook of procedures
DM Pearsall - 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …
The differential survival of native starch during cooking and implications for archaeological analyses: a review
A Crowther - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2012 - Springer
Cooking makes foods more palatable and digestible, less toxic and suitable for longer-term
storage. Starch granules usually undergo gelatinisation during cooking, resulting in the loss …
storage. Starch granules usually undergo gelatinisation during cooking, resulting in the loss …
Archaeological starch
This article reviews evidence of how starch granules associated with archaeological
artefacts provide an insight into the use of plants by our ancestors for food, medicines and …
artefacts provide an insight into the use of plants by our ancestors for food, medicines and …
Paleolithic human exploitation of plant foods during the last glacial maximum in North China
L Liu, S Bestel, J Shi, Y Song… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Three grinding stones from Shizitan Locality 14 (ca. 23,000–19,500 calendar years before
present) in the middle Yellow River region were subjected to usewear and residue analyses …
present) in the middle Yellow River region were subjected to usewear and residue analyses …
Identifying ancient beer brewing through starch analysis: A methodology
As documented in written and artistic records, the production and consumption of beer
played a significant role in the social, political, and economic activities of many ancient …
played a significant role in the social, political, and economic activities of many ancient …
Starch residues on museum artefacts: implications for determining tool use
H Barton - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2007 - Elsevier
A sample of 11 museum artefacts was examined to assess the preservation of any adhering
organic residues, particularly starch granules, and to assess the potential for the …
organic residues, particularly starch granules, and to assess the potential for the …
Remains of the day-preservation of organic micro-residues on stone tools
GHJ Langejans - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Here I report on the decay processes of microscopic organic residues left on stone tool
surfaces after their use. Residue analysis on ancient stone tools facilitates reconstruction of …
surfaces after their use. Residue analysis on ancient stone tools facilitates reconstruction of …
Exaggerated expectations in ancient starch research and the need for new taphonomic and authenticity criteria
Ancient starch research illuminates aspects of human ecology and economic botany that
drove human evolution and cultural complexity over time, with a special emphasis on past …
drove human evolution and cultural complexity over time, with a special emphasis on past …
Cooking up recipes for ancient starch: assessing current methodologies and looking to the future
H Barton, R Torrence - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Since the publication of Ancient Starch Research (Torrence and Barton, 2006), the number
and diversity of archaeological studies utilising analyses of ancient starch have increased to …
and diversity of archaeological studies utilising analyses of ancient starch have increased to …
Identification of 10,000-year-old rice beer at Shangshan in the Lower Yangzi River valley of China
The origins of rice domestication and the beginnings of alcoholic fermentation in China are
intriguing research topics, with the Shangshan culture in the Lower Yangzi River region …
intriguing research topics, with the Shangshan culture in the Lower Yangzi River region …