EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 45 MIN
84. Gioele Zisa: The plant world
from Thin End of the Wedge · host Jon Taylor, Ellie Bennett, Gioele Zisa
Gioele talks about the PlANET Project (Plants in the Ancient Near East Texts). How do texts and archaeobotanical evidence combine to explain the economic and functional roles of plants? And what symbolic values did they have? To what extent did they play active roles?3:27 the PlANET project5:23 what do we know about plants?7:57 combining sources11:13 project goals13:35 attitudes to environmental change15:18 interdisciplinary17:30 identifying plants21:07 environmental humanities26:15 plants as actors29:06 gender studies in plant studies32:59 BioANE project and PlANET project33:49 analogical thinking37:43 current research40:59 favourite plantPlANET at La Sapienza Music by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod
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Gioele talks about the PlANET Project (Plants in the Ancient Near East Texts). How do texts and archaeobotanical evidence combine to explain the economic and functional roles of plants? And what symbolic values did they have? To what extent did they play active roles? 3:27 the PlANET project 5:23 what do we know about plants? 7:57 combining sources 11:13 project goals 13:35 attitudes to environmental change 15:18 interdisciplinary 17:30 identifying pl...
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