Plants' ability to take up silicon from the soil, accumulate it within their tissues and then
reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback …

This article presents a systematic methodological comparison of three archaeobotanical
proxies (phytoliths, pollen and seeds) applied to an assemblage of dung pellets and …

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 …

We analyze the processing of cereals and its role at Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe,
southeastern Anatolia (10th/9th millennium BC), a site that has aroused much debate in …

In this paper, we present a history of pastoralism in the ancient Near East from the Neolithic
through the Bronze Age. We describe the accretional development of pastoral technologies …

Early plant use is seldom described in the archaeological record because of poor
preservation. We report the discovery of grass bedding used to create comfortable areas for …

The lakeshore site of La Marmotta is one of the most important Early Neolithic sites of
Mediterranean Europe. The site is famous for the exceptional preservation of organic …

Excavations at Abu Hureyra, Syria, during the 1970s exposed a long sequence of
occupation spanning the transition from hunting-and-gathering to agriculture. Dung …

Ancient faecal material is becoming a highly valuable more frequently investigated proxy
with which to address a wide range of research questions. With advancing scientific …

This study examines the contribution of ethnoarchaeological and experimental research to
interdisciplinary approaches on the identification and taphonomy of livestock dung …