Plants in archaeology : Identification manual of vegatative plant materials used in Europe and the southern Mediterranean from the early prehistoric to c1500 AD, 2001, 528 p., 600 ill. n.b., br. -

Geographic distribution and archaic names are included. Specialised methods are given for the preparation of a range of material including wood, stems, roots, leaves and fibres. Detailed anatomical descriptions of over 160 species of broad-leaved herbaceous plants and trees, conifers, grasses, palms and other monocotyledons, and ferns and horsetails are fully illustrated with over 600 photomicrographs. Includes the history of uses and working properties of the various materials, with tables listing recorded uses of specific plant materials drawn from every aspect of daily life. The book provides an essential working manual for botanists, archaeologists, conservators and students with ethnic, forensic, agricultural, social and economic interests.