archaeobotany

Her specialty is paleoethnobotany, aka archaeobotany, a discipline concerned with the surviving traces of plant materials used by humans in ancient times -- seeds, charcoal, fiber, wood, pollen, and plant-generated silica.

Seeds of Time 2004

Her research interests include archaeobotany, economic archaeology, and food culture.

Meet the Team « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009

The leaders of the archaeobotany lab, Christine Hastorf, Andy Fairbairn, and Julie Near, all left for other projects and other pursuits.

The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005

At the same time as the excavation, multidisciplinary research was conducted: topography, geography, and geophysics of the Central Building and the wider region; zooarchaeology of older and new finds; and archaeobotany for deposits excavated that year.

Field Notes 2005 « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2005

The archaeobotany team, led by Christine Hastorf, had grown considerably.

The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005

Ian asked Meltem Agcabay, a member of the archaeobotany team, to have a look at it.

The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005

At the same time as the excavation, multidisciplinary research was conducted: topography, geography, and geophysics of the Central Building and the wider region; zooarchaeology of older and new finds; and archaeobotany for deposits excavated that year.

Picture 61 « Field Notes 2005 « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2005

At the same time as the excavation, multidisciplinary research was conducted: topography, geography, and geophysics of the Central Building and the wider region; zooarchaeology of older and new finds; and archaeobotany for deposits excavated that year.

Picture 71 « Field Notes 2005 « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2005

At the same time as the excavation, multidisciplinary research was conducted: topography, geography, and geophysics of the Central Building and the wider region; zooarchaeology of older and new finds; and archaeobotany for deposits excavated that year.

Picture 63 « Field Notes 2005 « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2005

At the same time as the excavation, multidisciplinary research was conducted: topography, geography, and geophysics of the Central Building and the wider region; zooarchaeology of older and new finds; and archaeobotany for deposits excavated that year.

Picture 65 « Field Notes 2005 « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2005