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The Anthropocene has been a powerful conceptual lens for exploring the coupling of humans and the Earth system. While fostering a rich transdisciplinary discourse, its grounding in bounded geological time and emphasis on disruption has often reinforced the nature–culture divide and tended toward a dystopian outlook.
Matthew Walls +2 more
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Reconstructing the evolutionary history of herbaceous crops through trait‐based ecology
Abstract Reconstructing the evolution of crop plants is fundamental to understanding their origins, ecological adaptations, and impacts on ecosystem processes. However, our understanding of crop evolution stems largely from archaeology and genetics, with less focus on a trait‐based ecological approach.
Alicia Gómez‐Fernández
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Archaeobotany and the terramara archaeological park of montale (Emilia-romagna, northern italy): Experiences of public education [PDF]
The Terramara Archaeological Park of Montale is an open-air museum dedicated to the enhancement of the Bronze Age terramare culture of Northern Italy. Investigation of its rich archaeological record, particularly from the archaeobotanical point of view ...
Barbieri G. +8 more
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South America is a megadiverse continent that witnessed the domestication, translocation and cultivation of various plant species from seemingly contrasting ecosystems.
José M. Capriles +6 more
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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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International Workshop for African Archaeobotany (IWAA)
Cette conférence internationale s'adresse à des chercheur.e.s travaillant sur les relations sociétés-plantes en Afrique. La dixième édition sera organisée à Paris, du mardi 27 au vendredi 30 juin 2023, et sera accueillie au Muséum national d'histoire ...
Carine Carpentier
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Comparable quantification methodologies in archaeobotany – a workin-progress and debate
Data de publicació electrònica: 6 de gener del 2024The way archaeobotanists name and quantify seed fragments is a determinant step not only in the interpretation of a given macrobotanical assemblage, but also in the degree of comparability across ...
Bates, Jennifer +1 more
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ABSTRACT Cultivation pits represented the principal form of horticultural features developed by past atoll communities in Central‐East Polynesia (CEP), and they are still utilised on some atolls in Oceania. The majority of information about the use of cultivation pits in CEP derives from ethnographic and preliminary archaeological investigations.
Elisa Scorsini +5 more
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Archaeobotanical Methodology: Results of an Archaeobotany Questionnaire [PDF]
In preparation for a 2010 Society for American Archaeology Forum organized by Christine Hastorf, “Quantification and Presentation: Effective Means of Presenting Plant Evidence in Archaeology,” I devised a questionnaire about archaeobotany methodology. In
Miller, Naomi F
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ABSTRACT Wild edible fruits, commonly referred to as “hidden treasures,” hold a plethora of valuable resources. These fruits have the potential to significantly contribute to the provision of a proportionate and nutritious diet, particularly in impoverished areas across the globe.
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