Tropical Archaeobotany. Applications and new develop- ments.1995.(One World Archaeology,vol.22).XII,270 p.gr8vo.Hard cover.

Contents (partly): Introduction: The archaeobotanical species problem/Tropical archaeobotany: applications and new developments/ Wood charcoals from tropical sites: a contribution to methodology and interpretation/ Archaeobotanical investigations on a multicultural siteat Adam, Maharashtra, with special reference to the development oftropical agriculture in parts of India/ The identification of charredroot and tuber crops from archaeological sites in the Pacific/ Dietaryevidence from the intestinal contents of ancient humans with particularreference to desiccated remains from northern Chile/ Methods in the analysis of starch residues on prehistoric stone tools/ InvestigatingNew World tropical agriculture: contributions from phytolith analysis/The prospects and problems of using palynology to trace the origins oftropical agriculture: the case of Southeast Asia/ Anthropogenic indicators in pollen diagrams: problems and prospects for late Quaternary palynology in New Guinea/ Etc.