Plant Processing from a Prehistoric and Ethnographic Perspective / Préhistoire et ethnographie du travail des plantes

Description

This bilingual French and English collection of papers by a panel of international scholars, springing from a round table held in Ghent in 2006, offers archaeological and ethnographic perspectives on the technical aspects of plant processing to produce string, cordage, baskets and textiles. It focuses on processing and production techniques and the chaîne opératoire. In other words, the contributions study the entire sequence of processing, from raw material selection to manufacture, use and discard. Prehistoric plant data, microwear analysis and other archaeological evidence from Palaeolithic to Neolithic Europe is examined alongside ethnographic studies of contemporary practice in New Guinea and French Guiana.