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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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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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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On the 20th and 21st of this past December, the sowing of the seeds of free-threshing wheat was completed successfully for yet another year of experimental cultivations at the premises of ELGO-DIMITRA at Thermi, Thessalonikis, Greece. The agronomic team of the project are constantly monitoring the growth conditions of the seeds and the state of…
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On Friday 17 January 2025, postdoctoral fellow Patricia Vandorpe organised a webinar to present the first results of her MSCA project ‘PlantNetGem’. The presentation, entitled ‘The influence of Roman food culture in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire and beyond’, was aimed at all archaeobotanists working in the project’s research area who have contributed…
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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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Join us in the next 2023 GIAP Seminar! April 20th 18h ‘Long-term dynamics in vegetation, agriculture and human societies: from the last hunter-gatherers until de 21st century in northeast Portugal’ Prof. João Pedro Vicente TeresoBIOPOLIS/CIBIO (Research Center In Biodiversity and Genetic Resources/University of Porto); Centre of Interdisciplinary Studies CEIS20 (University of Coimbra); UNIARQ (Centre for Archaeology,…
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Today marks the start of the 2nd Meeting of the Archaeobotany in Greece Group (MAGG), an international conference which is taking place in 26-27 January 2023 at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Three GIAP (ICAC) archaobotanists are giving talks on the 27th January, presenting the main results of our ongoing projects: Titles and abstracts: Modern Experimental Cultivations…
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