Publisher's Synopsis
While there are many books on the emergence and spread of agriculture, to date there has not been a book that focuses specifically on the archaeobotanical evidence related to this important transition. This book therefore corrects a major shortcoming in studies of the Neolithic transition by: (i) focussing on the vital clues provided by charred and waterlogged plant remains, which have tended to be downplayed or even misrepresented in terms of their contribution to our understanding of the transition to agriculture, and (ii) by considering the transition from an intercontinental perspective.
