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Comparative Phytolith Analysis

Comparative Phytolith Analysis is a systematic methodological approach in archaeobotany that involves the comparative examination of phytolith assemblages across different spatial, temporal, or cultural contexts to identify patterns of plant use, environmental change, or human-plant interactions, distinguished by its reliance on standardized reference datasets and quantitative analytical techniques to enable cross-contextual inference.

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4.2K

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232

Authors

137

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2017–2026

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Publications

75

Comparative study of modern phytolith assemblages from inter-tropical Africa

Doris Barboni, Laurent Brémond, Raymonde Bonnefille · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology · 2006 · 221 citations

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Identifying inflorescence phytoliths from selected species of wheat (<i>Triticum monococcum, T. dicoccon, T. dicoccoides,</i> and <i>T. aestivum</i>) and barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> and <i>H. spontaneum</i>) (Gramineae)

Terry Ball, John S. Gardner, Nicole Anderson · American Journal of Botany · 1999 · 189 citations

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Distinguishing rice (Oryza sativa poaceae) from wildOryza species through phytolith analysis, II Finalized method

Zhijun Zhao, Deborah M. Pearsall, Robert A. Benfer et al. · Economic Botany · 1998 · 173 citations

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Rice domestication and climatic change: phytolith evidence from East China

Houyuan Lü, Zhenxia Liu, Naiqin Wu et al. · Boreas · 2002 · 171 citations

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Distinguishing rice (Oryza sativa Poaceae) from wild Oryza species through Phytolith analysis: Results of preliminary research

Deborah M. Pearsall, Dolores R. Piperno, Elizabeth H. Dinan et al. · Economic Botany · 1995 · 159 citations

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Authors

232

  1. DR
    Dolores R. Piperno

    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

    6 publications · 595 citations

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    h-index

  2. HL
    Houyuan Lü

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    6 publications · 703 citations

    6

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  3. DJ
    Dongmei Jie

    Northeast Normal University, China

    4 publications · 74 citations

    4

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  4. TB
    Terry Ball

    Brigham Young University, United States

    4 publications · 318 citations

    4

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  5. LV
    Luc Vrydaghs

    Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

    3 publications · 157 citations

    3

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Institutions

137

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Institute of Geology and Geophysics

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

    Panama City, Panama

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    422 citations

  4. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    195 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    879 citations

  6. Northeast Normal University

    Changchun, China

    4 h-index

    25 publications

    468 citations

  7. Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem

    Gödöllő, Hungary

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    214 citations

  8. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    504 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Archaeological Science

    6 publications · 432 citations

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  2. Quaternary International

    6 publications · 338 citations

    6

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  3. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

    5 publications · 190 citations

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  4. Soil Science Society of America Journal

    SSSAJ · 3 publications · 77 citations

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  5. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

    3 publications · 62 citations

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