LEADER 03493nam 22006494a 450 001 9910458906803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-59874-746-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000033925 035 $a(EBL)677740 035 $a(OCoLC)659392400 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000432275 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11296582 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000432275 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10493639 035 $a(PQKB)10043819 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC677740 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL677740 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10404272 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000033925 100 $a20070508d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTrees and woodlands of south India$b[electronic resource] $earchaeological perspectives /$fEleni Asouti, Dorian Q Fuller 210 $aWalnut Creek, Calif. $cLeft Coast Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (344 p.) 225 1 $aPublications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59874-231-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and indexes. 327 $aContents; 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 Shrubs 327 $a7. 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 Authors 330 $aThis volume introduces the ecological history of woodland vegetation in South India. It incorporates a critical overview of the theories of ecological on the subcontinent while detailing the history of long-term changes in the tree and shrub vegetation of the Indian peninsula that have resulted from climate change and the impact of human activities on the landscape. The volume also demonstrates the potential of microscopic analysis of archaeological wood charcoal remains for the purpose of palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. Included in the volume is a practical guide for the microscopic 410 0$aPublications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. 606 $aForest plants$zIndia 606 $aPlant remains (Archaeology)$zIndia 606 $aLandscape archaeology$zIndia 606 $aForest archaeology$zIndia 607 $aIndia$xAntiquities 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aForest plants 615 0$aPlant remains (Archaeology) 615 0$aLandscape archaeology 615 0$aForest archaeology 676 $a578.730954 700 $aAsouti$b Eleni$0953967 701 $aFuller$b Dorian Q$0926792 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458906803321 996 $aTrees and woodlands of south India$92157437 997 $aUNINA