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

09/11/24 • 32 min

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 archaeobotany
4:08 how to train
5:09 site of Logardan
6:37 role of archaeobotany
9:47 comparison with results from other fields
12:30 main results from Logardan
14:00 why use dung?
18:28 dung sources and their properties
20:37 plants as evidence for pottery production practices
23:04 where else are you working?
26:18 ideal situation for archaeobotany
Carolyne at Oxford
Carolyne's ResearchGate page
Carolyne's Academia page
Music by Ruba Hillawi
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09/11/24 • 32 min

Thin End of the Wedge - 69. Carolyne Douché: Carpology in the archaeology of ancient western Asia

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Jon Taylor00:00:13.859

Hello, and welcome to the Thin End of the Wedge. The podcast where experts from around the world share new and interesting stories about life in the ancient Middle East. My name is Jon. Each episode I talk to friends and colleagues and get them to explain their work in a way we can all understand. The point is often made about the archaeology of ancient Iraq that while clay survives incredibly well, organics survive very poorly. Yet even delicat

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