Ivanka Hristova
Biographic Data
| ID | 128151 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ivanka Hristova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ivanka |
| FAMILY NAME | Hristova |
| SIGNATURE | HRISTOVA I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Umeå University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4899-1256 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Dasypyrum villosum (mosquito grass) in archaeobotanical assemblages from the Balkans and east-central Europe reveals aspects of human plant- and land use
Archaeobotanists working in the Balkans and the Carpathian Basin in the 1980s documented remains resembling wild rye caryopses in the deposits from the Bronze and Iron ages, and named them “weedy rye” or “small Secale ”. It took years and more finds, including those of chaff, to identify these remains more precisely—as Dasypyrum villosum (mosquito grass). The first systematic overview of archaeobotanical records of this species in the Balkans and…
Plant subsistence and environment in the Late Bronze Age of the Central Black Sea Region
This archaeobotanical study represents the first comprehensive study of the Late Bronze Age Hittite subsistence use of plants and woodland vegetation in the Black Sea region. Seed/fruit and wood-charcoal analyses were conducted to gain insight into the plant-based economy of the site. The economic seed plants reveal that the main annual crops were barley, free-threshing wheat, and emmer, along with pulses like lentil, bitter vetch, grass pea, bro…
Triticum timopheevii s.l. (‘new glume wheat’) finds in regions of southern and eastern Europe across space and time
Triticum timopheevii sensu lato (‘new glume wheat’, NGW) was first recognised as a distinct prehistoric cereal crop through work on archaeobotanical finds from Neolithic and Bronze Age sites in northern Greece. This was later followed by its identification in archaeobotanical assemblages from other parts of Europe. This paper provides an overview of the currently known archaeobotanical finds of Timopheev’s wheat in southeastern and eastern Europe…
The research potential of wood and other plant remains in burial contexts with dry soil conditions
Low oxygen or metal objects in burial contexts facilitate organic preservation. • Preserved wood/plant remains in such contexts add key evidence regarding rituals. • Appropriate sampling strategies are crucial for preserving this evidence. Burial context in regions with predominantly dry soil conditions are often challenging for standard archaeobotanical studies. Although plant remains can be preserved in structures with dry, anoxic conditions (d…
Plant remains preserved in products of metal corrosion
By-products of metal corrosion, when coming into contact with organic matter, have the capacity to preserve it from decay. A pilot study was conducted aiming to explore the potential and limitations of plant remains preserved in by-products of metal corrosion for archaeobotanical research. The organic remains considered come from the surface/immediate proximity of the metal funerary artefacts of two ancient cemeteries—Varna and Messambria, Easter…
Prehistoric cereal foods of southeastern Europe
This paper addresses for the first time a large body of archaeobotanical data from prehistoric Southeastern Europe, mostly published for the first time, that correspond to cereal food preparations. The evidence presented here comes from 20 sites situated in Greece and Bulgaria, spanning the Early Neolithic through to the Iron Age (7th millennium B.C.-1st millennium B.C.). The remains correspond to cereal fragments or agglomerations of fragments t…
Iron Age Cultural Interactions, Plant Subsistence and Land Use in Southeastern Europe Inferred from Archaeobotanical Evidence of Greece and Bulgaria
status: Published
Prehistoric cereal foods of southeastern Europe
This paper addresses for the first time a large body of archaeobotanical data from prehistoric Southeastern Europe, mostly published for the first time, that correspond to cereal food preparations. The evidence presented here comes from 20 sites situated in Greece and Bulgaria, spanning the Early Neolithic through to the Iron Age (7th millennium B.C.-1st millennium B.C.). The remains correspond to cereal fragments or agglomerations of fragments t…
Plant subsistence and environment in the Late Bronze Age of the Central Black Sea Region
This archaeobotanical study represents the first comprehensive study of the Late Bronze Age Hittite subsistence use of plants and woodland vegetation in the Black Sea region. Seed/fruit and wood-charcoal analyses were conducted to gain insight into the plant-based economy of the site. The economic seed plants reveal that the main annual crops were barley, free-threshing wheat, and emmer, along with pulses like lentil, bitter vetch, grass pea, bro…
Plant remains preserved in products of metal corrosion
By-products of metal corrosion, when coming into contact with organic matter, have the capacity to preserve it from decay. A pilot study was conducted aiming to explore the potential and limitations of plant remains preserved in by-products of metal corrosion for archaeobotanical research. The organic remains considered come from the surface/immediate proximity of the metal funerary artefacts of two ancient cemeteries—Varna and Messambria, Easter…
Iron Age Cultural Interactions, Plant Subsistence and Land Use in Southeastern Europe Inferred from Archaeobotanical Evidence of Greece and Bulgaria
status: Published
Prehistoric cereal foods of southeastern Europe
This paper addresses for the first time a large body of archaeobotanical data from prehistoric Southeastern Europe, mostly published for the first time, that correspond to cereal food preparations. The evidence presented here comes from 20 sites situated in Greece and Bulgaria, spanning the Early Neolithic through to the Iron Age (7th millennium B.C.-1st millennium B.C.). The remains correspond to cereal fragments or agglomerations of fragments t…
Plant remains preserved in products of metal corrosion
By-products of metal corrosion, when coming into contact with organic matter, have the capacity to preserve it from decay. A pilot study was conducted aiming to explore the potential and limitations of plant remains preserved in by-products of metal corrosion for archaeobotanical research. The organic remains considered come from the surface/immediate proximity of the metal funerary artefacts of two ancient cemeteries—Varna and Messambria, Easter…
Triticum timopheevii s.l. (‘new glume wheat’) finds in regions of southern and eastern Europe across space and time
Triticum timopheevii sensu lato (‘new glume wheat’, NGW) was first recognised as a distinct prehistoric cereal crop through work on archaeobotanical finds from Neolithic and Bronze Age sites in northern Greece. This was later followed by its identification in archaeobotanical assemblages from other parts of Europe. This paper provides an overview of the currently known archaeobotanical finds of Timopheev’s wheat in southeastern and eastern Europe…
The research potential of wood and other plant remains in burial contexts with dry soil conditions
Low oxygen or metal objects in burial contexts facilitate organic preservation. • Preserved wood/plant remains in such contexts add key evidence regarding rituals. • Appropriate sampling strategies are crucial for preserving this evidence. Burial context in regions with predominantly dry soil conditions are often challenging for standard archaeobotanical studies. Although plant remains can be preserved in structures with dry, anoxic conditions (d…
Plant subsistence and environment in the Late Bronze Age of the Central Black Sea Region
This archaeobotanical study represents the first comprehensive study of the Late Bronze Age Hittite subsistence use of plants and woodland vegetation in the Black Sea region. Seed/fruit and wood-charcoal analyses were conducted to gain insight into the plant-based economy of the site. The economic seed plants reveal that the main annual crops were barley, free-threshing wheat, and emmer, along with pulses like lentil, bitter vetch, grass pea, bro…
Dasypyrum villosum (mosquito grass) in archaeobotanical assemblages from the Balkans and east-central Europe reveals aspects of human plant- and land use
Archaeobotanists working in the Balkans and the Carpathian Basin in the 1980s documented remains resembling wild rye caryopses in the deposits from the Bronze and Iron ages, and named them “weedy rye” or “small Secale ”. It took years and more finds, including those of chaff, to identify these remains more precisely—as Dasypyrum villosum (mosquito grass). The first systematic overview of archaeobotanical records of this species in the Balkans and…
Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Agriculture (4 works) · Paleoethnobotany (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Bronze Age (3 works) · History (3 works) · Prehistory (3 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (2 works)