Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This symposium, sponsored by the Archaeobotany Interest Group, provides a forum for the dissemination of recent methodological and theoretical innovations in both macrobotanical and microbotanical archaeobotany. Papers in this symposium span time and world regions and address the full range of research questions explored in archaeobotany in order to display the current state of the field. The symposium welcomes the work of early-career scholars and established researchers alike, and invites presentations from academic, public, community, and compliance archaeology. The goal of this session is to explore recent developments in the study of human-plant interactions, and we welcome papers that highlight new archaeological case studies or new analytical techniques.

Other Keywords
Paleoethnobotany • Phytoliths • Experimental Archaeology • Landscape Archaeology • Trade and exchange • Paleolithic • Neolithic • Ancestral Pueblo • Iconography and Art: Rock Art • Quantitative and Spatial Analysis

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • Idaho (State / Territory) • Oregon (State / Territory) • Wyoming (State / Territory) • Republic of Peru (Country) • Kingdom of Sweden (Country) • Kingdom of Norway (Country) • French Republic (Country) • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nort (Country) • Ireland (Country)

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  • Caught Starch and Managed Hearths: Minimally Invasive and Restorative Methods in Gallina Paleoethnobotany (2024)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Elizabeth Dresser-Kluchman.

    This is an abstract from the "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Concerns around sampling methodology, size, and adequacy endure in archaeobotany, centered on one persistent question—how much is enough? At the same time, archaeologists in many areas have become increasingly interested in minimally invasive and minimally destructive methods in response to ethical, community, and...

  • Deep Learning and Pollen Detection in the Open World (2024)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jennifer Feng. Shu Kong. Timme Donders. Surangi W. Punyasena.

    This is an abstract from the "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Pollen-based paleoecological reconstructions rely on visual identifications that can be automated using computer vision. To date, most automated approaches have focused on taxonomic classification of pollen in cropped images. There are fewer protocols for pollen detection (i.e., localization) in whole-slide images. New...

  • Finding Grasses in the Rock Art of Balanggarra Country, Kimberley, Northwest Australia (2024)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Emily Grey.

    This is an abstract from the "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The floristic complexity of native Australian grasslands means they are a haven for biodiversity, and have provided a range of subsistence, material, and sociocultural resources for Indigenous peoples. Disentangling the ways in which people engaged with these environments is a complex task, and has, to date, relied on...

  • Isotope Analysis of Macrobotanical Remains from Quilcapampa La Antigua, Arequipa, Peru (2024)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Matthew Biwer. Gwyneth Gordon. Kelly Knudson. Beth Scaffidi.

    This is an abstract from the "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Middle Horizon (600–1000 CE) was a period of increased mobility in the south-central Peruvian Andes. Research has demonstrated that the Wari Empire facilitated the movement of people and resources, many of which traveled great distances to reach the hands of both Wari-affiliated and local communities. This paper...

  • Mountains of Manure: Assessing the Botanical Potential of South Indian Neolithic Ashmounds (2024)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Moriah McKenna. Kathleen Morrison. Jennifer Feng.

    This is an abstract from the "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Neolithic of southern India is notable for features known as Ashmounds, large accumulations of fired and often vitrified cattle dung. First described in the late nineteenth century, the dung-based composition of these impressive features was clearly established by the mid-twentieth century. To date, however, no...

  • Payang (Pangium edule) Pengolahan (Processing): Using Experimental Archaeology to Understand the Archaeobotanical Record at Liang Jon, East Kalimantan, Borneo (2024)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only India Ella Dilkes-Hall. Stepanus Gung. Andika Arief Drajat Priyatno. Febryanto . Adhi Agus Oktaviana.

    This is an abstract from the "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Liang Jon is a limestone rockshelter situated within the Batu Gergaji range located in Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat karst. In 2019, excavations revealed a rich archaeological sequence with a wide range of macrobotanical remains, including Pangium edule Reinw. (payang) endocarps. Payang is an important botanical resource to...

  • Predicting Water Availability from Phytolith Assemblages of Finger Millet, Pearl Millet, and Sorghum (2024)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Francesca D'Agostini. Abel Ruiz Giralt. Javier Ruiz Perez. Marco Madella. Carla Lancelotti.

    This is an abstract from the "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The interpretation of water management practices and the use of irrigation for agricultural intensification has been central to the archaeological debate. Until now no direct method has been presented for the discrimination of water availability for C4 cultivated crops, representing the main components of the...

  • To Be or Not to Be Attributed to Specific Plants? The Integration of Phytolith Analysis and Soil and Sediment Micromorphology (2024)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Luc Vrydaghs. Alexander Chevalier. Yannick Devos.

    This is an abstract from the "Advances in Macrobotanical and Microbotanical Archaeobotany, Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Despite extensive research during the last decades, phytolith botanical attribution remains a critical issue. Nevertheless, the development and expansion of reference collections confirm that some taxa produce very distinctive phytoliths at different taxonomic levels. Things become more complex when considering closely...