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Orphan crops of archaeology‐based crop history research

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 562-589, May 2025.
Agrobiodiversity is central to sustainable farming worldwide. Cultivation, conservation and reintroduction of diverse plant species, including ‘forgotten’ and ‘underutilized’ crops, contribute to global agrobiodiversity, living ecosystems and sustainable food production.
Daniel Fuks   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Wooden Roof Framing Elements, Furniture and Furnishing of the Etruscan Domus of the Dolia of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany, Italy)

open access: yesHeritage, 2021
The Etruscan Domus of the Dolia remained hidden until 2009, when archaeological excavations began in the Etruscan–Roman district of Vetulonia (Southern Tuscany).
Ginevra Coradeschi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climate and land-use change during the late Holocene at Lake Ledro (southern Alps, Italy) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
International audienceThis paper investigates the relative influences of climatic and anthropogenic factors in explaining environmental and societal changes in the southern Alps, Italy. We investigate a deep sediment core (LL081) from Lake Ledro (652 m a.
Battaglia R   +21 more
core   +2 more sources

Forgetting cane grasses: Switching temporal focus to reveal mosaics of Saccharum diversity

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 590-602, May 2025.
Sugarcane (Saccharum cvs.) is one of the most important cash crops globally. Related varieties and species of cane grasses of the genus Saccharum are also important subsistence crops in the Indo‐Pacific region. Despite the significance of these crops globally and recent advances in genetic characterisation, the histories and geographies of ...
Tim Denham
wiley   +1 more source

Feeding Anglo-Saxon England: a bioarchaeological dataset for the study of early medieval agriculture (Data paper)

open access: yesInternet Archaeology, 2023
The FeedSax project combined bioarchaeological data with evidence from settlement archaeology to investigate how, when and why the expansion of arable farming occurred between the 8th-13th centuries in England. It has generated and released a vast, multi-
Mark McKerracher   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A micro‐geoarchaeological investigation of a cultivation pit (maite) on Teti'aroa atoll, Central‐East Polynesia

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, Volume 60, Issue 1, Page 17-41, April 2025.
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
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of seaweed fertilisation on sulfur isotope ratios (δ34S) and grain size in barley: implications for agronomy and archaeological research

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Archaeology
IntroductionStable sulfur isotope ratios (δ34S) in bone collagen are often employed to study the consumption of marine and freshwater fish, wetland grazing, marine foraging patterns, and the possible geographic origins of food sources.
Magdalena Blanz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carbon stable isotope analysis of cereal remains as a way to reconstruct water availability: preliminary results [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Reconstructing past water availability, both as rainfall and irrigation, is important to answer questions about the way society reacts to climate and its changes and the role of irrigation in the development of social complexity.
AM Rosen   +97 more
core   +1 more source

A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Conducted in the Past 118 Years on Global Prospective, Scientific Mapping, and Emerging Trends in Wild Fruits

open access: yeseFood, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2025.
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.
Baby Gargi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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