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Archaeobotany

Meaning in history, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In history, archaeobotany means: The study of plant remains from archaeological contexts to investigate past environments and human activity.

In Turkish: arkeobotanik

How it is used

Preservation and recovery methods affect the sample; surviving seeds do not represent every plant once used.

Example sentences

  1. Archaeobotany identified charred lentils from the collapsed storeroom.

    Plant identification contributes evidence about stored foods.

  2. The archaeobotany report compared crop remains with gathered wild plants.

    Cultivation and gathering can both contribute to subsistence.

Common collocations

  • archaeobotanical analysis
  • archaeobotany report
  • archaeologyThe study of the human past through the material remains people left behind, such as buildings, tools, pottery, bones and traces in the soil.
  • agrarianRelating to farming, land and the people who work it, or describing a society or economy based mainly on agriculture.

More terms: Archaeology Basics

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