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Quaternary, 2021 Recent advances in the archaeology of lowland South America are furthering our understanding of the Holocene development of plant cultivation and domestication, cultural niche construction, and relationships between environmental changes and cultural ...
Laura P. Furquim +11 more
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Archaeological Reports, 2014 This paper provides a brief overview of the history and main achievements of archaeobotanical work in Greece to date, with the aim of highlighting its potential and creating a framework in which future work can be contextualized. The term “archaeobotany” is used here in its narrow sense, referring to the study of plant macroremains, such as seeds ...
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The study of plant macro-remains in the Iberian Peninsula: a state of the art [PDF]
, 2018 En este trabajo se analiza el desarrollo de los estudios arqueobotánicos (semillas y frutos) en laPenínsula Ibérica desde los inicios de la disciplina en los años sesenta hasta el presente.
Peña-Chocarro, Leonor +1 more
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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S2, Page S47-S68, May 2026.Abstract This paper explores the relationship between wetland ecosystems and prehistoric lakeshore settlements within the Lake Ohrid basin (a biodiversity hotspot) by considering plant food systems at Ploča Mičov Grad, North Macedonia. The mid‐fifth millennium (c.4555–4373 to 4437–4241 cal BCE) waterlogged assemblage contained a diverse spectrum of ...
Amy Holguin +14 more
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Feeding ancient cities in South Asia: Dating the adoption of rice, millet and tropical pulses in the Indus civilisation [PDF]
, 2016 © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2016.The first direct absolute dates for the exploitation of several summer crops by Indus populations are presented here. These include rice, millets and three tropical pulse species at two settlements in the hinterland of ...
Petrie, Cameron +3 more
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Underutilised crops in Europe: An interdisciplinary approach towards sustainable practices
Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S2, Page S31-S46, May 2026.Abstract In the context of a rapidly growing global population and significant climatic and environmental change, there is an urgent need to produce nutritious food in a sustainable manner. Some crops are underutilised in Europe, despite their suitability to local environments, viability for sustainable production and potential to improve diets.
Meriel McClatchie +18 more
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Past and present potential distribution of the Iberian Abies species: A phytogeographic approach using pollen data and species distribution models [PDF]
, 2010 This is the accepted version of the following article: Alba-Sánchez, F., López-Sáez, J. A., Pando, B. B.-d., Linares, J. C., Nieto-Lugilde, D. and López-Merino, L.
Benito de Pando, B +4 more
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, 2020 Archaeobotany explores people’s engagement with plants and landscapes through analysis of preserved plant remains. Delicate, sometimes fragmentary, remains of plants are often recovered from archaeological excavations because in certain conditions this material can survive for thousands of years.
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A multiple profile approach to the palynological reconstruction of Norse landscapes in Greenland's Eastern Settlement [PDF]
, 2014 Acknowledgments The Leverhulme Trust is thanked for financial support. Gordon Cook provided radiocarbon dates. Thanks are also due to Andy McMullen for botanical identifications and assistance in the field, and to Sikuu Motzfeld for hospitality during ...
Edwards, Kevin J +2 more
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Archaeological Prospection, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 525-548, July/September 2025.ABSTRACT Waste disposal processes and landfill management are crucial subjects in the field of settlement archaeology. Our study is focused on understanding the processes that are connected to the formation of the infills of settlement features and the recycling of the building materials (daub and wood) and waste management.
Tereza Šálková +10 more
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