archaeobotanical

The archaeobotanical remains didn't prove to be helpful, which can often happen.

Digging Ravenscroft 2009

During the 2009 excavation season, the archaeobotanical studies at the site continued with extensive sampling of all of the excavated locations in order to get more representative information on the plant economy of the city of Sagalassos and its Iron Age predecessor Tepe Düzen.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009

A total of 75 flotation and 23 wood charcoal samples were sorted under binocular (low magnification microscope) and prepared for further study in the archaeobotanical laboratory of the Center for Archaeological Sciences (CAS) of the K. U.Leuven.

Macrobotany « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009

They also pick out seeds and we talk to them about archaeobotanical remains, let them screen.

Digging Ravenscroft 2009

Have the archaeobotanical samples from Structure A (the cellar building) excavated in the 2006-2008 seasons been tested?

Digging Ravenscroft 2009

In the following a brief record is given, by excavation area, of the archaeobotanical finds identified thus far:

Macrobotany « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009

In the archaeobotanical samples also pit fragments of olive (Olea europea) (TD2, 48-18) and charred remains of whole fig (Ficus carica) fruit (TD2 48-24, 48-12) were available.

Macrobotany « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009

The numerous archaeobotanical samples from Tepe Düzen inform us about the main crop plants used on this Iron Age site.

Macrobotany « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009

During the 2009 excavation season, the archaeobotanical studies at the site continued with extensive sampling of all of the excavated locations in order to get more representative information on the plant economy of the city of Sagalassos and its Iron Age predecessor Tepe Düzen.

Macrobotany « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009

They also have lectures, conservation, archaeobotanical remains, faunal analysis, and artifact identification in addition to midterms, finals and 25 assigned readings like Small Things Forgotten [by James Deetz].

Digging Ravenscroft 2009