Definitions for paleoethnobotany
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1. paleoethnobotanynoun

   The study of plant remains from archaeological sites.

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1. Paleoethnobotany

   Paleoethnobotany, "is the study of remains of plants cultivated or used by man in ancient times, which have survived in archaeological contexts". Paleoethnobotany is the archaeological sub-field that studies plant remains from archaeological sites. Basing on the recovery and identification of plant remains and the ecological and cultural information available for modern plants, the major research themes are the use of wild plants, the origins of agriculture and domestication, and the co-evolution of human-plant interactions. Paleoethnobotanists use a variety of methods to recover and identify plant remains. One method used to recover macroremains is to sieve excavated material manually in a water bath in order to allow the organic material to float to the surface. This method is known as flotation. The matrix is slowly added to agitated water. The soil, sand, and other heavy material, known as heavy fraction, will sink to the bottom. The less dense organic material such as charred seeds, wood and bone will tend to float to the surface. The material that floats to the top, called light fraction, is gathered with a sieve. The organic light fraction is then available for examination. Samples of the heavy fraction are also gathered for later analysis. Other types of flotation processes include machine-assisted flotation and froth flotation. Paleoethnobotany makes it is possible to collect data on past cultures through plant remains, which may offer insight on how agriculture changed over time. It may also provide evidence of trading systems, or knowledge of medicinal properties of plant materials. Paleoethnobotany can also be used to help understand the diet of a culture, and when used in collaboration with zooarchaeology it offers insight on what animals may have been present at the site. Animals can be important indicators of trading, horticulture and what was consumed by the culture.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of paleoethnobotany in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of paleoethnobotany in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paleoethnobotany
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=paleoethnobotany