Over the last month, Dr Ekta Gupta has conducted research, outreach, and training activities in India related to her field of expertise and ongoing research projects. Activity 1: Title: A New Lens on Past Landscapes: Insights from Geospatial Analysis for Historical and Archaeological Research On Friday, 28th of February, Dr Ekta Gupta was in Sonipat (India)…
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We are pleased to announce the publication of the book “Economía de la Hispania romana. Paisajes de producción y dinámicas comerciales”, to which Dr Lídia Colominas contributes to chapter six, devoted to the production and consumption of animal products. Lídia Colominas, Oriol Olesti. 2024. “Producción y consumo de recursos ganaderos”. In Carreras, C.; Molina, J.;…
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Dr Livarda is participating in an exciting education programme organised by the Department of Research and Universities of the Generalitat of Catalonia, addressed to students of the 5th grade of primary schools. The aims of this project are to make science accessible to kids, increase creativity and teamwork, promote women in science, and familiarise kids…
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This March Dr Jessica Feito joined the archaeobotany team at GIAP-ICAC embarking on a new Marie Sktodowska-Curie Action titled ‘FoodMod-RGB: Modelling food plant trade in the Roman provinces of Gaul and Britannia’ (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01) Jessica will be working under the supervision of Dr Alexandra Livarda and Prof. Hector Orengo to investigate foodways, trade and the process…
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On 2nd-5th September 2025, the “European Landscape Ecology Congress. Landscape Perspective in a Rapidly Changing World (IALE 2025)” will be hosted at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr Valentina Pescini is co-organizing the Session 2C, “Tracing Back Historical Land-Use and its Legacies: Common Insights and Perspectives of Landscape Archaeology and Historical…
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On Saturday 22nd February 2025, Dr Josep Maria Palet has led an oral presentation during the International online seminar «Determinisms and cultural geographies? A micropolitical approach to archaeology of mountain landscapes». Under the title “Cultural landscapes and livestock activities on a long-term perspective in high mountain environments in the Eastern Pyrenees (Segre and Ter valleys,…
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A new paper in landscape archaeology has been published in the Journal Quaternary International. The paper titled «Tracing the history of a Mediterranean terraced landscape: interdisciplinary research in the Cinque Terre coastal region (NW Italy)» by Pescini, V., Panetta, A., Menozzi, B.I., Montanari, C. discusses the latest results of the “5 Terre Environmental Resource Archaeology…
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On 25th February, Dr Valentina Pescini and Dr Diego Moreno will conduct the seminar “Transhumance, Cross-Border Movement, and Historical-Environmental Heritage”. The seminar will be focused on transhumance, a traditional practice of seasonal pastoral migration, which has long influenced Mediterranean landscapes, shaping territorial structures, cultural exchanges, and ecological systems. Dr Pescini will share the current aims…
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On Wednesday, February 19th, at 12:00 CET, we hosted our speaker, Dr Angela Trentacoste (British School at Rome), who talked to us about “Urban animals: zooarchaeological and isotopic insights into urbanisation.”. Dr Trentacoste talked about the current results of the UrbanHerds project, funded by the Humboldt Foundation, a project that she leads. She showed how…
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A new paper on Bronze Age plant resources is now published in the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports! The paper titled ‘Woodlands, tree management, and fuel economy in Bronze Age eastern Crete: an anthracological approach’ by Ntinou, M. Picornell-Gelabert, Ll., Apostolakou, V., Brogan, T., Livarda, A., Sophianou, C.H. and Soles, J. discusses a large…
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