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Phytolith Analysis in Paleoecology and Archaeology

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Abstract

Opaline phytoliths are formed when plants accumulate silica at the cellular level. This biomineralization process reproduces, to some extent, the original plant tissue in the form of microscopic particles that are incorporated into soils and sediments when the plant dies and decays. Phytoliths’ inorganic nature makes them resistant to most pre- and post-depositional processes, including fire, and they can preserve over long periods in a different range of conditions. However, not all plants produce the same amount of phytoliths and phytolith morphologies can be redundant, impeding the identification of the original plant tissue. Phytolith assemblages can also suffer post-depositional processes that might affect their preservation and bias the interpretation. The present chapter reviews the current knowledge on phytolith formation and cycling, sampling and extraction methods, identification procedures, taphonomy, and phytolith applications in paleoecology and archaeology.

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I would like to acknowledge Amanda Henry for organizing a magnificent meeting, giving me the opportunity to write this chapter, and especially, for being a great colleague. I would like to thank also Carolina Mallol, Irene Esteban, Aitor Burguet, and Ágata Rodríguez-Cintas for contributing with their own pictures to this chapter. I am grateful for the comments of the anonymous reviewers that helped to improve the earlier versions of the manuscript.

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