69. Carolyne Douché: Carpology in the archaeology of ancient western Asia

Carolyne introduces us to the study of ancient plant remains, especially carpology--the study of seeds, fruits, and flowers. In her case study she takes us to the site of Logardan in the Kurdish region, and explains what she could learn from the remains found in kilns. We discuss the role and uses of dung.2:02 archaeobotany4:08 how to train5:09 site of Logardan6:37 role of archaeobotany9:47 comparison with results from other fields12:30 main results from Logardan14:00 why use dung?18:28 dung sources and their properties20:37 plants as evidence for pottery production practices23:04 where else are you working?26:18 ideal situation for archaeobotanyCarolyne at OxfordCarolyne's ResearchGate pageCarolyne's Academia pageMusic by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: @wedge_podPatreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod