Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany

Paleoethnobotany, the study of archaeological plant remains, is poised at the intersection of the study of the past and concerns of the present, including agricultural decision making, biodiversity, and global environmental change, and has much to offer to archaeology, anthropology, and the interdisciplinary study of human relationships with the natural world. Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany demonstrates those connections and highlights the increasing relevance of the study of past human-plant interactions for understanding the present and future.

A diverse and highly regarded group of scholars reference a broad array of literature from around the world as they cover their areas of expertise in the practice and theory of paleoethnobotany—starch grain analysis, stable isotope analysis, ancient DNA, digital data management, and ecological and postprocessual theory.

The only comprehensive edited volume focusing on method and theory to appear in the last 25 years, Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany addresses the new areas of inquiry that have become central to contemporary archaeological debates, as well as the current state of theoretical, methodological, and empirical work in paleoethnobotany.

This resource is a sample of "Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany." Included is the title page, table of contents and first chapter. The publication in its entirety is available through the University Press of Colorado.

古植物考古学（Paleoethnobotany）即考古植物遗存研究，正处于古代史研究与当代关切的交汇点，涵盖农业决策、生物多样性及全球环境变化等议题，可为考古学、人类学以及人类与自然关系的跨学科研究提供诸多洞见。

一众多元且广受赞誉的学者援引全球范围内的海量文献，阐述其在古植物考古学实践与理论领域的专长方向——包括淀粉粒分析（starch grain analysis）、稳定同位素分析（stable isotope analysis）、古代DNA（ancient DNA）、数字数据管理（digital data management）以及生态学与后过程理论（ecological and postprocessual theory）。

作为近25年来首部聚焦方法与理论的综合性汇编文集，《古植物考古学方法与理论》（Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany）不仅探讨了当代考古学争论中的核心新兴研究议题，亦梳理了古植物考古学在理论、方法与实证研究领域的当前发展现状。

本资源为《古植物考古学方法与理论》（Method and Theory in Paleoethnobotany）的样例内容，包含书名页、目录及首章。该书完整版本可通过科罗拉多大学出版社（University Press of Colorado）获取。