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Acta Palaeobotanica, 2021 In the paper, new carpological data from Pielgrzymowice site 9 are presented in the context of archaeobotanical finds from southern Poland. The results were obtained from detailed analyses of 45 samples from 38 archaeological features. Only charred plant
Magda Kapcia
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Research on charred plant remains from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age in Luoyang Basin [PDF]
Chinese Science Bulletin, 2014 Analysis of charred plant remains is an efficient way to study ancient agriculture and has yielded many insights. Because of the complexity and diversity of ancient agriculture, how to select the best sites to improve the representativeness of charred plant remains is an important research topic.
JunNa ZHANG, XiaoHu ZHANG, ZhengKai XIA
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Journal of Archaeological Science: ReportsThe castle of Monteverdi is a medieval settlement in central Italy, located on a hill that once controlled the communication routes between the Tyrrhenian coast and Mount Amiata. The remains of the castle's walls cover the flat summit of a large ovoid ridge, enclosing a series of structures.
Claudia Moricca +2 more
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Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2022 The aim of this study is to present new archaeobotanical data regarding the charred macro remains recovered during 2018 archaeological campaign from the famous hillfort Teleac (Alba county, Romania) belonging to Gava culture.
Beatrice Ciuta
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Examining the Ritual Landscape of Bronze Age Crete through the Lens of Archaeobotany
Religions, 2022 This paper investigates plant remains at three ritual sites from Bronze Age Crete: Kophinas, Knossos Anetaki and Petras. To date, ritual contexts on the island have been little investigated from an archaeobotanical standpoint.
Carly Henkel, Evi Margaritis
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Exploring the Broad Spectrum: Vegetal Inclusions in Early Neolithic Eastern Balkan Pottery
Open Archaeology, 2021 Why was “chaff temper” used in pottery production? The possible reasoning behind the practice of intentionally adding organic matter (various plant parts and plant-containing materials) to the clay paste when making pottery is explored by studying four ...
Dzhanfezova Tanya
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Predictive Method for Correct Identification of Archaeological Charred Grape Seeds: Support for Advances in Knowledge of Grape Domestication Process. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The identification of archaeological charred grape seeds is a difficult task due to the alteration of the morphological seeds shape. In archaeobotanical studies, for the correct discrimination between Vitis vinifera subsp.
Mariano Ucchesu +6 more
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Agronomy, 2023 The functions of non-agricultural crops unearthed from archaeological sites mainly pertain to their usage as livestock feed. However, the studies of livestock feed have predominantly relied on qualitative analysis, which often lacks descriptive ...
Liya Tang, Anqi Yang, Kai Han
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The first Australian plant foods at Madjedbebe, 65,000–53,000 years ago
Nature Communications, 2020 Little is known about the diets of early modern humans as they dispersed into Australia. Here, Florin et al. study charred plant remains from Madjedbebe rockshelter, which show that 65–53 thousand years ago, early modern humans in northern Australia ...
S. Anna Florin +8 more
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Optimization of DNA recovery and amplification from non-carbonized archaeobotanical remains. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Ancient DNA (aDNA) recovered from archaeobotanical remains can provide key insights into many prominent archaeological research questions, including processes of domestication, past subsistence strategies, and human interactions with the environment ...
Nathan Wales +4 more
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