Documenting ancient plant management in the northwest of North America 1

摘要: Ethnographic literature documents the pervasiveness of plant-management strategies, such as prescribed burning and other kinds cultivation, among Northwest Peoples after European contact. In contrast, definitive evidence precon- tact plant management has been elusive. Documenting nature extent precontact strategies relevance to historians, archaeologists, managers, conservationists, forest ecologists, First Nations. this paper, we summarize various lines that have been, or could be, used document ancient cultivation in northwest North America. We organize discussion by ecological consequences practices their documented potential visibility paleo-, neo-ecological, archaeological records. Our review demonstrates while finding can be difficult, found when innovative re- search methods are applied. Further, independent compiled, reconstructions past strengthened considerably.