Investigating past human-seaweed relationships through microscopic residues

Högre seminariet i arkeologi och miljöarkeologi bjuder in till seminarium med gästföreläsare Shalen Prado, postdoktor vid Stavangers universitet. Seminariet ges på engelska och har den engelska titeln "Investigating past human-seaweed relationships through microscopic residues: the potential of diatom, starch and phytolith analyses in coastal archaeology".

Abstract (på engelska)

Seaweeds and coastal plants have been central in human-environment relationships around the North Atlantic (and indeed globally) for millennia; however, archaeologically they are notoriously challenging to recover. This presentation discusses seaweeds and archaeology through the SEARCH project (Seaweeds in Archaeology to promote sustainable consumption) led by Dr. Shalen Prado (University of Stavanger). SEARCH aims to develop microscopic approaches to trace ancient seaweed use through multiple proxies such as diatoms, starch grains, and phytoliths. Dr. Prado will discuss the early results of her comparative reference collection (i.e., discussing which proxies are diagnostic), and situate this research within regional (i.e., North Atlantic) and global approaches to tracing seaweeds in archaeology.

Om föreläsaren

Dr. Shalen Prado, University of Stavanger
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellow
SEARCH Project

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