Plants from the Past

"Plants from the Past" is a fascinating, comprehensive record of the work of two dedicated plant scientists who were instrumental in the establishment of archaeobotany and paleoethnobotany as vigorous subdisciplines within American archaeology.

Info autore

Leonard W. Blake was an investment securities analyst until his retirement in 1965. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Washington University in 1985 and received the prestigious Crabtree Award of the Society for American Archaeology in 1987. Hugh C. Cutler (deceased) earned a master's degree in botany from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1936. He was employed at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis for 25 years. Gayle J. Fritz is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Washington University and Patty Jo Watson is Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Washington University.

Riassunto

A collection of previously unpublished essays written by two pioneering plant scientists, who worked together for many decades at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis, USA, identifying and interpreting plant remains from archaeological sites all over North America.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leonard Blake, Leonard W. Blake, Leonard W./ Cutler Blake, Leonard Watson Blake, Hugh C. Cutler, Hugh Carson Cutler, Hugh C. Cutter
• Con la collaborazione di: Gayle J Fritz (Editore), Gayle J. Fritz (Editore), Patty Jo Watson (Editore)
• Editore: The University of Alabama Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.2001
• EAN: 9780817310875
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-1087-5
• Pagine: 177
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie