Botany, Plants

ISBN: 9780860548379
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A study of aspects of urban and rural Roman horticulture. Limited by the available evidence, most of the discussion relates to decorative gardens, making use of literary sources and depicions on wall paintings. It is a particularly refreshing ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783806212853
Published by : Konrad Theiss Verlag GmbH & Co.
Detailed analysis of the plant species discovered in excavation at a variety of Roman sites in the province of Germania. Such careful study ensures a wealth of reliable and accurate data which can be used to build a picture of the environmental... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780718513757
Published by : Leicester University Press
Phytoarchaeology is the relationship between vegetation and archaeology, particularly those situations where, for example, a mineral such as copper has been mined, and the soil is now full of copper salts and toxic to all but a few species of c... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780713476545
Published by : Routledge Ltd
A much needed, accessible statement of the current state of dendrochronology by one of the acknowledged leaders in the field. It is now possible for dendrochronologists to provide a sample of wood which grew in any calendar date over the last s... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521401128
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This is a great book, written in a beautifully accessible way by a leading plant geneticist fascinated by the process of domestication. After surveying the different models of agricultural uptake (`agriculture by stress', `agriculture for reli... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521649926
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This is a great book, written in a beautifully accessible way by a leading plant geneticist fascinated by the process of domestication. After surveying the different models of agricultural uptake (`agriculture by stress', `agriculture for reli... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780812216417
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
The nine papers in this volume explore the cultivation of land from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century through excavation, experimentation, and the study of modern cultural traditions. Contributors include: K Gleason (An introduction ... .... Learn More

Published by : PACT-Belgium
Papers from a symposium held at the European Iniversity Centre for Cultural Heritage, Ravello, June 1991, on garden plants, species, forms and varieties from Pompeii to 1800. In English, one in French. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842124697
Published by : J M Dent and Son Ltd
First published in 1976, this revised edition is both a comprehensive history of Britain's woodland and a field-work guide that presents trees individually and as part of the landscape. Subtitled `The complete history of Britain's trees, woods... .... Learn More