Archaeobotany

Archaeobotany

The study of botanical remains at archaeological sites.

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dendroarcheology

Archaeology; Archaeobotany

Scientific methods used to determine the exact time span of a period during which timber has been felled, transported, processed, and used in construction.

Also known as palaeoethnobotany, is the archaeological sub-field that studies plant remains from archaeological sites. Basing on the recovery and identification of plant remains and the ecological ...

demic diffusion

Archaeology; Archaeobotany

The spread of an innovation or cultural trait as a result of the cumulative effect of many small-scale movements of people. By contrast, colonization implies an organized and often large-scale ...