Methoden vergleichen

	Palynologie – Pollen- und Sporenanalyse	Phytolith-Analyse
Fachgebiet	Agronomie	Agronomie
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	Early 20th century (von Post 1916; formal discipline consolidated by mid-20th century)	1841 (first description); modern analytical framework 1970s–1990s
Urheber	Multiple contributors (Lennart von Post pioneered quantitative pollen analysis ~1916)	Multiple contributors (Ehrenberg, 1841; systematised by Rovner and Piperno, late 20th century)
Typ	Laboratory pipeline — morphological identification and quantitative counting	Microscopic morphological analysis
Wegweisende Quelle	Faegri, K., & Iversen, J. (1989). Textbook of Pollen Analysis (4th ed.). Wiley. ISBN: 978-0471919681	Piperno, D. R. (2006). Phytoliths: A Comprehensive Guide for Archaeologists and Paleoecologists. AltaMira Press. ISBN: 978-0759103481
Aliasnamen	pollen analysis, spore analysis, palynostratigraphy, aerobiology pollen study	plant opal analysis, opal phytolith analysis, phytolith morphotype analysis
Verwandt	0	1
Zusammenfassung	Palynology is the scientific study of pollen grains and plant spores — microscopic structures that are chemically resistant and preserve well in sediment, soil, peat, ice, and other matrices. In agronomy, palynology is applied to reconstruct past vegetation and land-use histories, monitor crop pollination dynamics, trace the botanical origin of honey, assess aeroallergen loads, and support plant breeding programmes. It bridges botany, ecology, archaeology, and environmental science.	Phytolith analysis is a laboratory technique used to identify and quantify microscopic silica bodies deposited in plant cells, recovered from soils, sediments, or archaeological contexts. Because phytoliths preserve long after organic material has decayed, the method is central to reconstructing past vegetation, crop histories, land use, and soil development across agronomy, paleoecology, and archaeobotany.