The second sampling campaign in Montseny Natural Park took place from October 21 to 25, featuring a new soil test pit dug at Pla de la Calma plateau, reaching a depth of 1.5 meters. The soil layers were meticulously sampled using advanced methods to collect material for radiocarbon dating, pedoanthracology, micromorphology, palynology, biomolecular analysis, and…
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We are glad to announce a new incorporation to the GIAP Archaeozoology team. Diana Álvarez Abrio joined us this September under the supervision of Lídia Colominas. About Diana Diana Álvarez is a PhD candidate in Archaeology at Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and a Master’s degree in Archaeology…
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The Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC-CERCA) has signed a new collaboration agreement with the Palarq Foundation in order to develop the project “Seasonal feeding habits of cattle in the Iron Age site of Mas Castellar de Pontós (Girona, Catalonia)”. With duration of one year, the project will be led by Dra. Lídia Colominas (director…
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Tomorrow will start the 30th EAA Annual Meeting that will take place in Rome (Italy) from the 28-31st of August. The Annual Meeting themes incorporate the diversity of EAA and the multidimensionality of archaeological practice, including archaeological interpretation, heritage management and politics of the past and present. GIAP has 11 contributions to the conference and…
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New paper! Dr. Colominas collaborate in this interesting and media paper on the exploitation of mountain natural resources in the Pyrenees, with researchers from UAB, CSIC and IPHES: Olesti O, Morera J, Oller J, Carrasco JM, Colominas L, Portillo M, Berrocal A, Lopez-Bultó O, Obea L, Tarifa N, Tárraga P, Sisa-López de Pablo J and Messana…
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This week Lídia Colominas is in Belgrade (Serbia) presenting a collaborative work (ICAC, Bucknell University, UAB) on aristocracy and animals in the Roman residence of els Munts (Tarragona) at the ICAZ- 4th RPWG Conference https://bioarchlab.rs/icaz-4thrpwg/ Abstract: “Aristocracy and animals: A glimpse of human diet and animal and animal products supply systems in the Roman residence…
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Rosa Soler, PhD candidate at GIAP under the direction of Dr. Lídia Colominas (ICAC-CERCA) and Dr. Carlos Tornero (UAB), has started her training in isotopes. In the pictures, you can see her drilling sheep teeth to obtain powder samples of enamel for sequential isotope analyses. Her research focuses on the study of livestock management during…
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The call for papers for JIA Madrid 2024 XV Jornadas de Jóvenes en Investigación Arqueológica, is open! We are co-organising one session. Deadline 21 April 23:59 UTC+2Please submit your abstracts to: s5decampoaciudad@gmail.comLanguages accepted: Catalan, Spanish, Basque, Galician, Portuguese and English. Organisers: Abstract: Session 5. From the countryside to the city. Food production, exploitation of natural…
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Join us in the second GIAP Seminar of 2024! Open event, no registration required. February 15th 22nd 12h CET ‘Insects: silent witnesses of our history’ Prof. Stefano VaninDISTA – University of Genoa, Italy; IAS-CNR Genoa, Italy Access the webinar here: https://bit.ly/GIAPseminars2024Open event. No registration required. Hosted in Microsoft Teams (no Microsoft/Teams account needed). Abstract: Archaeoentomology is a…
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An excavation at Tell Brak, Syria, reveals charred cereals from the Early Bronze Age. A new study, led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with the Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC-CERCA) and the University of Michigan, offers insights into farming strategies, trade dynamics, and water management in this ancient urban center. Diffey C,…
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