doi: 10.1093/jxb/ert068.
Epub 2013 May 13.
Botany meets archaeology: people and plants in the past
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Botany meets archaeology: people and plants in the past
J Exp Bot.
2013 Dec.
Abstract
This paper explores the close links between botany and archaeology, using case studies from the ancient Mediterranean. It explains the kinds of palaeobotanical remains that archaeologists can recover and the methods used to analyse them. The importance of iconographic and textual evidence is also underlined. Examples of key research areas that focus on ancient plants are discussed: diet and palaeoeconomy; medicines, poisons, and psychotropics; perfumes, cosmetics, and dyes; and prestige.
Keywords: Archaeology; flowers; food; gardens; palaeobotany; perfume..
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