Academic treatise on the palaeoenvironment, ethnobotany and the spread of agriculture in prehistoric Zimbabwe with specific archaeobotanical case studies of cave settlements and early farming communities, including that of Great Zimbabwe.  The domestication of cereals and beans, and the indigenous plant economy during the first millennium AD are examined.  An extensive bibliography, species lists and illustrations of recovered seed macrofossils complete the work.  Paperback.  142 pages.  Good clean condition.  Cat No 3930