Lee A. Newsom

Wood in Archaeology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume will interest readers and students of archaeology, historical ecology, paleoecology, and wood science, especially as concerns understanding the vital role of wood and timber resources to past human societies.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 664g
• ISBN-13: 9781107666894
• ISBN-10: 1107666899
• Artikelnr.: 62951514

Autorenporträt

Lee A. Newsom is professor of anthropology at Flagler College and professor emerita at Pennsylvania State University. She is a professional archaeologist and wood anatomist, with decades of expertise working with modern and archaeological wood. Her research and teaching emphasize archaeological wood in all forms and from all types of preservation environment. Her subjects include fuelwood, wood technology, resource management, human ecology, and cultural/forest resilience.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Archaeological wood
3. Woody plants
4. Wood anatomy basics
5. Working with archaeological good: wood anatomy and identification process
6. Working with archaeological wood: primary data, analysis, and interpretation.