Ancient Starch Research

What role did plant resources play in human evolution? Why and how have plants been managed and transported to new environments? Where, how, and why were plants domesticated and why do patterns vary? What is the relationship between the intensification of food production and the rise of complex societies? New studies are using starch granules discovered in archaeological contexts to answer these questions and improve our knowledge of past human behavior and environmental variation. This book presents a comprehensive description of ancient starch research and its potential for archaeologists by describing its fundamental principles, methodology, results, and future avenues.Torrence, Robin is the author of 'Ancient Starch Research ', published 2005 under ISBN 9781598740189 and ISBN 1598740180.