The missing woodland resources

The missing woodland resources
Author: Marian Berihuete-Azorín
Publisher: Barkhuis
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2022-02-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9493194434

Woodlands are a key source of raw materials for many purposes since early Prehistory. Wood, bark, resin, leaves, fibers, fungi, moss, or tubers have been gathered to fulfill almost every human need. That led societies to develop specific technologies to acquire, manage, transform, elaborate, use, and consume these resources. The materials provided by woodlands covered a wide range of necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, or tool production, but they also provided resources employed for waterproofing, dying, medicine, and adhesives, among many others. All these technological processes and uses are commonly difficult to identify through the archaeological record. Some materials are exclusively preserved by charring or in anaerobic conditions at very exceptional sites or leave only a very slight trace behind them (e.g., containers). Consequently, they have received far less attention in archaeobotanical studies compared to other kind of plant materials consumed as food or firewood. This book provides an overview of technological uses of plants from the Palaeolithic to the Post-Medieval period. This collection of papers presents different archaeobotanical and archaeological studies dealing with the use of a wide range of woodland resources, most of them among the less visible for archaeology, such as bast, fibers, and fungi. These papers present different approaches for their study combining archaeology, archaeobotany, and ethnoarchaeology.

Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions

Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions
Author: Marta Camps
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0387764879

As the study of Palaeolithic technologies moves towards a more analytical approach, it is necessary to determine a consistent procedural framework. The contributions to this timely and comprehensive volume do just that. This volume incorporates a broad chronological and geographical range of Palaeolithic material from the Lower to Upper Palaeolithic. The focus of this volume is to provide an analysis of Palaeolithic technologies from a quantitative, empirical perspective. As new techniques, particularly quantitative methods, for analyzing Palaeolithic technologies gain popularity, this work provides case studies particularly showcasing these new techniques. Employing diverse case studies, and utilizing multivariate approaches, morphometrics, model-based approaches, phylogenetics, cultural transmission studies, and experimentation, this volume provides insights from international contributors at the forefront of recent methodological advances.

Asia-Pacific Marketing Information Sourcebook

Asia-Pacific Marketing Information Sourcebook
Author: Euromonitor
Publisher: Euromonitor Publications
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This sourcebook is the ideal resource to consult when researching Asian markets. It provides full contact details for more than 2,000 business information providers, including trade associations, national statistical offices, government departments, business information libraries, trade and business journals and business websites. It is easy to see how it can help improve research effectiveness, it offers an at-a-glance guide to information publishers across nearly 100 market sectors.