The principles, procedures and pitfalls in identifying archaeological and historical wood samples
Author(s) -
Caroline Cartwright
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcv056
Subject(s) - terminology , biology , identification (biology) , scope (computer science) , archaeology , taxon , paleontology , ecology , computer science , history , linguistics , philosophy , programming language
The science of wood anatomy has evolved in recent decades to add archaeological and historical wood to its repertoire of documenting and characterizing modern and fossil woods. The increasing use of online wood anatomy databases and atlases has fostered the adoption of an international consensus regarding terminology, largely through the work of the International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA).
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