Grant, Michael (2018) Palynology. In, López Varela, Sandra L. (ed.) The Encyclopedia of Archaeological Sciences. Wiley-Blackwell. (doi:10.1002/9781119188230.saseas0438).
Abstract
Palynology is an informal classification used to cover a large range of both extinct and extant organic-walled microfossils, known collectively as palynomorphs. This includes pollen and spores as well as Non-Pollen Palynomorphs (NPP) and dinoflagellates, and those restricted to pre-Quaternary deposits that can be useful in provenance studies. Palynomorphs are preserved in a wide range of sedimentary environments leading to their wide scale adoption as a key technique for paleoenvironmental and geoarchaeological studies, permitting detailed insights into human activity across all populated continents along with the study of past climates. This entry provides a broad perspective on the use of palynomorphs in archaeological studies.
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