Category: Archaeobotany

Preliminary programme available for the AEA2023Tgn

The preliminary programme of the 43rd Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA2023Tgn) has been published in the conference’s website: Preliminary programme Registrations will remain open until the 31st October 23:59h CET at this link: https://bit.ly/RegistrationAEA2023 Check all the information about the conference, social events, how to reach Tarragona, accommodation, and more in the…
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Round table: ‘Primary Resources and Environmental History’

Today, PhD candidate Alexandra Kriti will participate in the round table ‘Primary Resources and Environmental History’, organised by the Hellenic Association of Environmental History, which is taking place at the Historic Archive of the National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece. She was invited to present and discuss her research resources and methods. Environmental history in…
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Characterizing past fire regimes: why environmental archaeology and anthracology matters

Tomorrow, Valentina Pescini will be presenting “Characterizing past fire regimes: why environmental archaeology and anthracology matters” in a workshop titled “Grassland/Forest Shifts in Era of Climate Change: Ecological and Social Consequences of Fire Suppression and Pastoral Abandonment in Italy, Southern Africa and Norway”. The workshop is hosted by Department of Social Anthropology (SAI), University of…
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Prominent representation of GIAP (ICAC) in the EAA2023!

Yesterday started the 29th EAA Annual Meeting, which is taking place in Belfast (Ireland) from the 30th of August to the 2nd of September. This year’s themes incorporate the diversity and multidimensionality of archaeological practice, including archaeological interpretation, heritage management and politics of the past and present. GIAP (ICAC) has 12 contributions to the conference,…
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Extended deadline for abstracts for the AEA2023Tgn conference!

We are pleased to inform you that the deadline for abstract submissions for the 43rd Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) has been extended to September 15, 2023 (23:59h CET). The conference will be held in Tarragona, Catalonia, from November 24 to 26, 2023. You may submit your abstracts at this link: https://bit.ly/abstractsAEA2023.…
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New paper! Diet and Resource Management in Palaikastro: Insights into Bronze Age Economy

Join us on an archaeological journey to the Minoan city of Palaikastro in eastern Crete, as we explore the recently published research paper on the management of diet and natural resources (Gestió de la dieta i dels recursos naturals a la ciutat minoica de Palaikastro). Through the ‘Palace and Landscape at Palaikastro’ (PALAP) project, a…
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Reconstructing the diet and food ways of Roman Iesso

Today, Theoni Baniou is in Guissona to offer a talk for the assistants of the course “XVII Curs d’Arqueologia Ciutat romana de Iesso” (XVII edition of the Roman City of Iesso Archaeology Course), organised by Guissona Museum and the Autonomous University of Barcelona in collaboration with the ICAC, the Guissona City Council, and the Institute…
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Open Access! Presenting the PALAP dataset: Unraveling Ancient Lifestyles in Crete

New publication presents dataset with records of primary archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological remains from the ‘Palace and Landscape at Palaikastro’ (PALAP) excavation project, providing insight to ongoing debates surrounding the Bronze Age, including the emergence and economic organisation of urban centres during this era. We are thrilled to announce the release of a comprehensive dataset of our latest findings…
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Seeds and Other Carporemains: Markets, Food, and Urban Industry

We are excited to participate in the “Sessions Formatives Arqueoborn-II: Arqueologia i Arqueobiologia Urbana a Barcelona” (Arqueoborn-II Training Sessions: Urban Archaeology and Archaeobiology in Barcelona) organized by El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria (El Born CCM) with the “Llavors i altres carporrestes: mercats, alimentació i indústria urbana” (Seeds and Other Carporemains: Markets, Food, and…
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From climate to conflict: recap of the GIAP Seminars of 2023

What an extraordinary year it has been for the GIAP Seminar series in 2023! As we bid farewell to this year’s series, let’s take a moment to reminisce about the incredible talks that we were able to enjoy. Although this chapter has concluded, the GIAP team is already hard at work, preparing another remarkable line-up…
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