IPERION HSIntegrating Platforms for the European Research Infrastructure ON Heritage Science
Technique: Archaeobotany

Flotation and wet-sieving

They are facilties for the processing of samples take to recover different materials from archaeological sites.

Potential Results

Archaeobotany provides information on people's relationship with plants through time and in different parts of the world. It can reveal the types of crops grown in the past, including how they were produced and consumed. More widely studies determine the use of plant resources by people, for example in construction, for fuel, in rituals and as medicine. Studies also throw light on past landscapes and environment, including human induced change.