Phytoyliths are particles of hydrated silica formed in living plants that often remain in the fossil record long after the plant has died and decayed. Piperno (a senior scientist at the Smithsonian Tr
Daniel is the thirty-three-year-old heir to the checkered fortunes of the Sonninos, a Jewish-Italian family whose rise and fall provides the backdrop to this tragicomedy. Daniel is on bad terms with
Paleobotanical studies are assuming an increasingly important role in archaeology, providing information on prehistoric social structures, environments, and economic concerns. This volume presents the
