Seeds of the Past, Seeds of the Future: Papers in Honor of Steven A. Weber

Archaeology has the potential to inform us about how humans have found sustainable solutions to challenges such as climate change, overpopulation and environmental degradation. Through the study of long-term adaptations in human subsistence, ethnobiology is uniquely poised to understand how humans met (and can continue to meet) challenges in their food supply. Dr. Weber founded the Society for Ethnobiology and has worked extensively throughout South and Southeast Asia: areas where his worked enhanced our understanding of early subsistence systems, but also provided key examples of how modern food systems can benefit from an understanding of the deeper past. Papers presented in this session take a world-wide approach to honoring Dr. Weber’s contributions to making our understanding of past human subsistence relevant to the future.