Plant remains from archaeological sites reflect many aspects of the relationship between people, plants, and the environment in which they lived. Plant macroremains—seeds and wood that are visible without a microscope—can address a wide range of questions. The most basic include what crops were grown? What was used for fuel? Do any of the plants come from distant lands? Examples from fourth and...

plant remains from archaeological sites reflect many aspects of the relationship between people, plants, and the environmentin which they lived. plant macroremains—seeds and wood that are visible without a microscope—can address a widerange of questions. the most basic include what crops were grown? what was used for fuel? do any of the plants comefrom distant lands? examples from fourth and th...

Plant remains from archaeological sites reflect many aspects of the relationship between people, plants, and the environmentin which they lived. Plant macroremains—seeds and wood that are visible without a microscope—can address a widerange of questions. The most basic include what crops were grown? What was used for fuel? Do any of the plants comefrom distant lands? Examples from fourth and th...