Ancient DNA extracted from sediments and other environmental sources is an emerging and fast-moving field that has the potential to revolutionize our ability to reconstruct past communities at unprecedented temporal resolution. However, computational methods for processing, identifying, and ...
The onset of farming in the Near East ca. 12,000 years ago and its spread to mainland Europe completely reshaped the subsistence strategies of prehistoric communities. However, despite this profound shift towards domesticates, and away from hunting-fishing-gathering, detailed knowledge about this ...
You will examine the utility of stable isotope ratios of hydrogen (δD) of individual fatty acids extracted from a series of Neolithic ceramic vessels from sites in Northern and Southern Europe. You will develop a new cutting-edge technique for improving the resolution of determining pottery use ...
Beyond their nutritional values, plants have played a central role for the production of artefacts in prehistoric societies. Specific plants and their anatomical parts may have been selectively used for the production of baskets and wooden containers, among others, which in turn could have been ...
In Europe, birch bark tar is considered as a universal adhesive during prehistory but archaeological data is scarce and scattered. Assessing the role of adhesive substances in prehistoric technology requires cross-institutional training and access to samples from different archaeological contexts ...
