Editors and Contributors; 1 Social Paleoethnobotany: New Contributions to Archaeological Theory and Practice; Introduction; Archaeological Theory and Paleoethnobotany; New Studies in Social Paleoethnobotany; Conclusions; References; 2 Integrating Archaeological Data Toward a Better Understanding of Food Plants Choices and Territory Exploitation in the Northwestern European Early Neolithic: The Case of Remicourt "En Bia Flo II"; The Belgian Early Neolithic (LBK) Within the Overall European Neolithization Process

Two Theoretical Approaches to Interpreting the Transition from Predation to Food ProductionAnalytical Tools of Environmental Archaeology and Foodways; Belgian LBK; LBK Foodplant Practices; Remicourt "En Bia Flo II" Botanical Data; Early Neolithic Paleoenvironment in Belgium; LBK Foodways in Hesbaye; Agricultural Practices, Territory Exploitation and Cultural Influences; Human Rationality, Cultural History and Social Identities; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Annex 1: Methodologies Used for the Extraction and Identification of Macro- and Microfossils; Wood Charcoals; Seeds; Phytoliths

StarchesReferences; 3 Cultigen Chenopods in the Americas: A Hemispherical Perspective; Introduction; Morphological Diversity in the Andes; New Morphological Evidence in Eastern North America; Ancient and Modern DNA; Comparing and Contrasting Sociocultural Contexts; Eastern North America; The Andean Altiplano; Conclusions/Current and Future Directions; Acknowledgements; References; 4 Rethinking the Role of Wild Resources in Agriculturalist Societies: Archives from Rockshelter Cases of Northwestern Argentina; Introduction; The Wild and Domestic in Argentine Rockshelters

Rockshelters in Northwestern Argentina (NWA)Rockshelters and Their Plant Remains; Focusing on Farmers' Livelihoods, What Is the Role of Gathered Resources?; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Appendix 1; References; 5 Exploring Culinary Practices Through GIS Modeling at Joya de Cerén, El Salvador; Introduction; Research Design; Establishing the Cerén GIS Spatial Database; Culinary Practices: Bowls, Jars, and Small Household Tasks; Culinary Sets: Clustering of Materials; Culinary Stations: Tasks Near Metates; Culinary Agents: What the Duck Saw; Conclusions; References

6 Ritual and Plant Use at Conchopata: An Andean Middle Horizon SiteIntroduction; Time and Place; Paleoethnobotany and Ritual; Domestic and Ritual Space; Paleoethnobotany in the Middle Horizon; Methods; Comparative Paleoethnobotany; Results; Comparisons to Cerro Baúl: Evidence for Wari Brewing and Feasting; Architecture and Plants: Domestic and Ritual Space; Feasting Through Botanical Evidence and Ceramics; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 7 Ritual Time: The Struggle to Pinpoint the Temporality of Ritual Practice Using Archaeobotanical Data; An Epiclassic Period Shrine