ARCHAEOBOTANY LABORATORY
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- MARCO MARCHESINI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- BIO/02
Training objectives
- How to make the sempling (pollen, seeds/fruits, whoods, charchoals, etc.)
Know preparation methods of botanical samples (palynological samples, macroremains samples)
Recognize the main types of botanical specimens(pollen, seeds/fruits, whoods, charchoals, etc.)
Know how to elaborate archaeobotanical data
Know the main methods to reconstruct the vegetable landscape Prerequisites
- None
Course programme
- -Type of botanical specimens in natural sediments and archaeological sites
- formation of deposits
-Type of deposits and condition of the botanical specimens
-Sampling of botanical specimens
-Techniques and methods of treatment and extraction of botanical specimens
-Analysis of plant remains
-Processing and interpretation of data Didactic methods
- Lectures,
Workshop exercises
Activities outside of the sampling sites Learning assessment procedures
- Written test with comments
Practical identification test of archaeobotanical finds
Oral discussion about the content of suggested texts Reference texts
- Caramiello R., Arobba D. (a cura di), 2003 - Manuale di archeobotanica, Franco Angeli, Milano.
Greig J., 1989 - Archaeobotany. Handbooks for Archaeologists, European Science Foundation, Strasbourg.
Pearsall D.M., 1989 - Paleoethnobotany. A handbook of procedures, Academic Press, San Diego.
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