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

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...