From January 29 to February 6, Dr. Lídia Colominas was in Egypt collaborating on the Sikait project. There, Dr. Colominas was analyzing a faunal assemblage from the late antiquity, associated with a temple. It was a very enriching experience, full of gazelles, spectacular landscapes and very good company! We would be happy to continue collaborating…
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Lídia Colominas participated last week in the “XV Seminario Internacional de Mosaicos Romanos. Una experiencia paleogastronómica en el mundo romano” (https://www.uc3m.es/instituto-cultura-tecnologia/XV-Seminario-Internacional-Mosaicos-Romanos), that took place in the Carlos III University (Getafe, Spain) the 10th and 11st of December. The seminar, organized by Dra. Luz Neira and Dr. Noé Conejo, provided an excellent forum to share results,…
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The article entitled “Can subfossil insects complement pedoanthracology in reconstructing the past trajectories of old-growth forests? A study case from the Northern Central Pyrenees (France)” by Parrilla S., Saulnier M., Larrieu L., Valladares L., Pescini V., Moret P. and Py-Saragaglia V. has recently been published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. The study investigates the…
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We are pleased to announce the collaboration of Lídia Colominas on an archaeozoological paper in the prestigious journal “Science”. The paper, titled “The emergence and diversification of dog morphology” lead by Allowen Evin (Institute of Evolutionary Science-Montpellier) and Carly Ameen (University of Exeter) is the result of the collaborative effort of more than 40 researchers…
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A new paper on Archaeozoology has been published in the Journal “Virulence”. The paper, titled “Detection of Clostridium sporogenes in a Roman-era cattle mass grave at Vilauba” by, Myburgh, D. A., da Silva, N. A., Haller-Caskie, M., Colominas, L., Castanyer, P., Frigola, J.,Tremoleda, J., Hölzel, C., Unterweger, D., Nebel, A and Krause-Kyora, B, presents a…
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Third webinar organized by the International Society of Gastronomic Sciences and Studies (ISGSS) in collaboration with the Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica Date: Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CET Building on the work of the ISGSS Working Group “Foodways and Foodscapes Through Time: Linking Ecology, History, and Archaeology”, this webinar delves…
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This September, GIAP-ICAC researchers have carried out archaeological and palaeoenvironmental research campaigns in the territory of the ancient cities of Klazomenai (Turkey) and Abdera (Greece). These works are part of the MEDLANDS project (PID2024-159127NB-I00). This research aims to compare and characterize the anthropic impact and the evolution of the landscape in the territory of a…
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Last 6th septembre 2025, Dr Valentina Pescini has organized the I Paessagi della Transumanza: ricerche di Archeologia Ambientale sul Monte Mongione, that took place in Ormea (Italy), region of Ligurian/Maritime Alps. The goal was to present the current results of Transeant, a project lead by Dr Pescini, that is is been conducted in this region…
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PhD candidate Rosa Soler is participating in the 11th International Society for Biomolecular Archaeology Meeting (@isba11_turin), that is taking place in Turin (Italy) from the 26th to the 29th of August. She is presenting her poster titled “Optimising sheep reproductive strategies in roman Iberia: The case study of the villa of Els Tolegassos (Catalonia)” which…
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We are proud to share that Dr Patricia Vandorpe, Dr Jessica Feito, Dr Alexandra Livarda and PhD candidate Theoni Baniou participated in the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany (IWGP) 2025, that was taking place in Groningen (the Netherlands) from the 21st to the 25th of July, presenting their ongoing research and innovative contributions. Patricia Vandorpe…
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