03493nam 22006494a 450 991045890680332120200520144314.01-59874-746-0(CKB)2670000000033925(EBL)677740(OCoLC)659392400(SSID)ssj0000432275(PQKBManifestationID)11296582(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000432275(PQKBWorkID)10493639(PQKB)10043819(MiAaPQ)EBC677740(Au-PeEL)EBL677740(CaPaEBR)ebr10404272(EXLCZ)99267000000003392520070508d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTrees and woodlands of south India[electronic resource] archaeological perspectives /Eleni Asouti, Dorian Q FullerWalnut Creek, Calif. Left Coast Pressc20081 online resource (344 p.)Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College LondonDescription based upon print version of record.1-59874-231-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and indexes.Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Producing South Indian Landscapes: The Intersection of Climate, Landforms, Economies, and Environmental History; 2. Indian Forest Ecology and the Politics of Landscape Management; 3. Background to Vegetation History: Climate, Geology, and Cultural History; 4. South Indian Woodland Vegetation: Its Composition, Structure, and Dynamics; 5. An Abridged Environmental History of South India; 6. Autecology and Ethnobotany of South Indian Trees and Shrubs7. Wood Identification and Charcoal Analysis: A Contribution to the Study of Ancient Vegetation and Past Economies in South India 8. Wood Identification Key and Anatomical Characters; 9. Wood Anatomical Descriptions; Bibliography; List of Plant Species with Details on Botanical Authorities; Taxonomic Index; Index; About the AuthorsThis volume introduces the ecological history of woodland vegetation in South India. It incorporates a critical overview of the theories of ecological on the subcontinent while detailing the history of long-term changes in the tree and shrub vegetation of the Indian peninsula that have resulted from climate change and the impact of human activities on the landscape. The volume also demonstrates the potential of microscopic analysis of archaeological wood charcoal remains for the purpose of palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. Included in the volume is a practical guide for the microscopicPublications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.Forest plantsIndiaPlant remains (Archaeology)IndiaLandscape archaeologyIndiaForest archaeologyIndiaIndiaAntiquitiesElectronic books.Forest plantsPlant remains (Archaeology)Landscape archaeologyForest archaeology578.730954Asouti Eleni953967Fuller Dorian Q926792MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458906803321Trees and woodlands of south India2157437UNINA