We have just published a new paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science presenting a high-performance approach to 3D morphometrics through deep learning and tabular foundation models. The study uses barley grains as a demanding case study, but its implications extend well beyond archaeobotany: it shows how the full three-dimensional shape of small archaeological and biological objects…
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RADICI conference – June 3-4 (online) RADICI is an online conference dedicated to archaeobotany in Italy, conceived as an opportunity for exchange and discussion among scholars working in this field of research.The programme brings together contributions addressing some of the discipline’s main thematic areas: the reconstruction of past environments, through the study of botanical evidence…
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Dr Alexandra Livarda visited the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences at Sofia between the 12th and 15th of May after an invitation by the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research and the National Archaeological Institute & Museum. She was warmly received by Dr Kaloyan Pramatarov, Dr Nataliya Ivanova and Dr Mila Andonova who have been excellent hosts throughout.…
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We are pleased to announce the first presentation in our 2025-2026 seminar series. We are especially delighted to welcome Professor John (Mac) Marston, Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology at Boston University.The presentation will take place on Wednesday, February 25, at 3 p.m. (CET) and will be online. Access the webinar here – there is no need…
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Two recently published papers shed new light on the agricultural practices, foodways, and plant management strategies of Roman Iesso, one of the few sites in the Iberian Peninsula with exceptional, waterlogged, preservation of plant remains, opening up new windows into Roman economy and tastes. The first paper, published in Environmental Archaeology by Theoni Baniou, Núria Romaní Sala, Patricia…
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On the 3rd of December, PhD candidate Theoni Baniou had her final examination of her PhD thesis. Supervised by Dr Alexandra Livarda (GIAP/ICAC) and Dr Núria Romaní Sala (UAB), her work entitled: ‘Exploring Roman tastes: An interdisciplinary approach, using archaeobotany, organic residue analysis and GMM to reconstruct dietary habits in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula’…
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A new volume of the series ‘Elements in the Archaeology of Food’, published by the Cambridge University Press is now out and free Open Access for 2 weeks until the 15th of December! You can download it here The new title, authored by Prof. Monica Smith, ‘How Urbanism Changes Foodways’ provides an alternative reading of the 6,000-year history of…
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Last week MSCA postdoctoral fellows Jessica Feito and Patricia Vandorpe travelled to France to present their research, as part of the larger project ‘Urbanisation, commerce and foodways in the Roman world’ directed by Dr. Alexandra Livarda and Prof. Hector Orengo. They participated in the XVe Rencontres d’Archéobotanique de Langue Française held in Paimpont in Bretagne from the 18th to the 21st of…
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We are pleased to announce the publication of our new article just out in Environmental Archaeology: “Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi” Focusing on one of the largest non-palatial settlements in the central Aegean, the site at…
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Between the 6th and 9th of November of 2025 the Iberian Peninsula Archaeobotanical meeting took place at The German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Berlin, organised by Dr Ferran Antolín and his team. GIAP members, Dr Alexandra Livarda and PhD candidate Theoni Baniou participated in the conference to share the advances of their work. Alexandra Livarda and her colleagues Hèctor…
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