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Ancient Gardening - An investigation of the plants and methods in gardening from 10,000 B.C.E. to 1700 C.E.

Archaeobotanical Lab-Bar Ilan University - Profiles of the laboratory and selected studies including Ashkelton, Atlit-Yam, Netiv Hagdud, Gesher Benot Ya'agov, Ohalo II, and a computerized key of grass grains.

Archaeobotanical Reports from Central Asia - Bibliographies compiled by Naomi Miller.

Archaeobotanical Reports from Iran - Bibliographies compiled by Naomi Miller.

Archaeobotany - Instructional material for a one hour archaeobotany lesson from the University of North Carolina.

Archaeobotany Working Group - Brief profile of this working group of the North Atlantic Biocultural Organisation.

Archaeology of Legumes - Discussion of the archaeology of Old World legumes including pictures and readings.

Çatalhöyük Archaeobotany Report 1999 - Report detailing the methods and results of archaeolobotanical analysis at this site.

Date Stones in Archaeology - Archaeology of Date Stones

Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany Bibliography - Compiled by Michael A. Pfeiffer.

Experimental Approaches to the Archaeobotany of Wild Plant Foods - Paper by Sarah Mason on experiments used to provide comparative material for examining pre-agrarian European sites which contain morphologically-indeterminate charred material.

Florida Museum of Natural History: Archaeobotany Collection - These collections house plant remains primarily from the southeastern United States and the circum Caribbean region, and include both prehistoric and historic period sites.

International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany - Report on the history of the group and the 1998 meeting.

Procedures to Recover Archaeobotanical Remains - Paper on bucket flotation procedures to recover archaeobotanical remains by Cheryl Ward, Ph.D.

Review of Food Plants from the British Isles - Abstract of a review of the archaeological evidence for food plants from the British Isles: an example of the use of the Archaeobotanical Computer Database.

The Dung File - Organized list of references dealing with pollen, parasites, and plant remains in coprolites and latrine fills from archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sites.

The Role of Wild Plant Foods In Pre-Agrarian Europe - Profile of research project by Sarah Mason.

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany - The official organ of the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany covers the entire field of vegetation history - mainly the development of flora and vegetation during the Holocene and Pleistocene.

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Ethnobotany (46)
Paleobotany (62)
Quaternary Paleoecology (5)