Giovanna Bosi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4455117 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giovanna Bosi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giovanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Bosi |
| SIGNATURE | BOSI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2273-2336 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 169 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Snapshots from the past: Biodiversity of the Vesuvian area before AD 79 from new archaeopalynological studies
New crops in the 1st millennium ce in northern Italy
In order to identify new crops in the 1st millennium ce in northern Italy, a complex and diversified territory, archaeobotanical macroremains from 155 sites dating between the 2nd century bce and 12th century ce were analysed. In more than half of the sites, taxa were encountered that had never previously been recorded from the area. The new crops are about 30, mainly (~ 70%) fruit plants in the broad sense, which have a clear peak in this time p…
New AMS 14C dates track the arrival and spread of broomcorn millet cultivation and agricultural change in prehistoric Europe
Broomcorn millet ( Panicum miliaceum L.) is not one of the founder crops domesticated in Southwest Asia in the early Holocene, but was domesticated in northeast China by 6000 bc . In Europe, millet was reported in Early Neolithic contexts formed by 6000 bc , but recent radiocarbon dating of a dozen 'early' grains cast doubt on these claims. Archaeobotanical evidence reveals that millet was common in Europe from the 2nd millennium bc , when major …
Archaeobotanical evidence of food plants in Northern Italy during the Roman period
Wine consumption in Bronze Age Italy: Combining organic residue analysis, botanical data and ceramic variability
A survey of the Late Roman period (3rd-6th century AD): Pollen, NPPs and seeds/fruits for reconstructing environmental and cultural changes after the floods in Northern Italy
Evidence of late-Holocene mud-volcanic eruptions in the Modena foothills (northern Italy)
Among natural hazards, mud volcanoes can damage property and infrastructures and affect hillslope evolution at different spatial and temporal scales. The results of 10-year-long multidisciplinary investigations performed on a Roman-age archaeological site, La Rovina di Montegibbio, are presented, showing a peculiar example of mutual interplay between human settlement and geological forcing in the mud-volcanic environment. The site (350 m a.s.l.) …
Plant landscape reconstruction above the current timberline at the Monte Cimone and Corno alle Scale mountain areas (Northern Apennines, Italy) during the Late Holocene: The evidence from soil charcoa…
This paper presents the first pedoanthracological study carried out on two mountains of the Northern Apennines, Monte Cimone, and Corno alle Scale, where the results provided new palaeoenvironmental data. The pedoantracological sampling followed an elevation gradient from the current timberline to the highest possible elevation, also adapted to the geomorphological characteristics of the study areas. Based on radiocarbon datings (16 at Monte Cimo…
Images and colors from the tombs of Paestum: A multidisciplinary study of the pigments in the flora and fauna iconography
The Successo-Terra Project: A Lesson of Sustainability from the Terramare Culture, Middle Bronze Age of the Po Plain (Northern Italy)
How can we mitigate the effects of climate change? How can our society develop towards models of sustainable development in the coming years? The "bridge" to sustainability is a pivotal topic of international debate and is among the priorities of the agenda of the Horizon2020 Societal Challenges, linking the past with the future. Despite the many achievements emerging from some new solutions, it is becoming increasingly aware that the study of th…
The life of a Roman colony in Northern Italy: Ethnobotanical information from archaeobotanical analysis
Archaeobotany and the Terramara Archaeological Park of Montale (Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy): Experiences of Public Education
The Terramara Archaeological Park of Montale is an open-air museum dedicated to the enhancement of the Bronze Age terramare culture of Northern Italy. Investigation of its rich archaeological record, particularly from the archaeobotanical point of view (seeds/fruits, pieces of wood and charcoal, pollen and charcoal particles), has made it possible to reconstruct the landscape’s evolution and human-plant- animal relationships. This paper aims to p…
On the Trail of Date-Plum (Diospyros lotus L.) in Italy and Its First Archaeobotanical Evidence
C 4 ‐Plant Foraging in Northern Italy: Stable Isotopes, Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca Data of Human Osteological Samples from Roccapelago (16th–18th Centuries AD)
Human osteological samples ( n = 23) taken from different anatomical parts of 11 individuals from the early modern (16th–18th century AD) site of Roccapelago (Modena, Italy) were systematically analysed for δ 13 C, δ 15 N and trace elements to investigate their diet. δ 13 C and δ 15 N correlate and show a high variability between individuals, attesting to the dietary contribution of C 4 plants. This is supported by pollen analysis of the burial s…
The limits and potential of paleogenomic techniques for reconstructing grapevine domestication
The evolution of Roman urban environments through the archaeobotanical remains in Modena – Northern Italy
A marine/terrestrial integration for mid-late Holocene vegetation history and the development of the cultural landscape in the Po valley as a result of human impact and climate change
The Significance of Intestinal Parasite Remains in Pollen Samples from M edieval Pits in the P iazza G aribaldi of P arma, E milia R omagna, N orthern I taly
This paper presents the study of parasite remains recovered in pollen samples collected from archaeological layers. Laboratory treatment enabled us to obtain very high concentrations of both pollen and parasite eggs from the same samples. The case study of the site of P iazza G aribaldi in P arma, a town in the P o plain, is reported. The site was a sacred area in R oman times and a market square in M edieval times (10th–11th century A.D.). Polle…
Flax and weld: Archaeobotanical records from Mutina (Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy), dated to the Imperial Age, first half 1st century a.d
Seeds/fruits, pollen and parasite remains as evidence of site function: Piazza Garibaldi – Parma (N Italy) in Roman and Mediaeval times
Luxury food and ornamental plants at the 15th century a.d. Renaissance court of the Este family (Ferrara, northern Italy)
Economy and environment of Bronze Age settlements – Terramaras – on the Po Plain (Northern Italy): First results from the archaeobotanical research at the Terramara di Montale
Plant use in a city in Northern Italy during the late Mediaeval and Renaissance periods: Results of the archaeobotanical investigation of “The Mirror Pit” (14th–15th century a.d.) in Ferrara
Economy and environment of Bronze Age settlements – Terramaras – on the Po Plain (Northern Italy): First results from the archaeobotanical research at the Terramara di Montale
A marine/terrestrial integration for mid-late Holocene vegetation history and the development of the cultural landscape in the Po valley as a result of human impact and climate change
Seeds/fruits, pollen and parasite remains as evidence of site function: Piazza Garibaldi – Parma (N Italy) in Roman and Mediaeval times
The Significance of Intestinal Parasite Remains in Pollen Samples from M edieval Pits in the P iazza G aribaldi of P arma, E milia R omagna, N orthern I taly
This paper presents the study of parasite remains recovered in pollen samples collected from archaeological layers. Laboratory treatment enabled us to obtain very high concentrations of both pollen and parasite eggs from the same samples. The case study of the site of P iazza G aribaldi in P arma, a town in the P o plain, is reported. The site was a sacred area in R oman times and a market square in M edieval times (10th–11th century A.D.). Polle…
Archaeobotanical evidence of food plants in Northern Italy during the Roman period
The evolution of Roman urban environments through the archaeobotanical remains in Modena – Northern Italy
Wine consumption in Bronze Age Italy: Combining organic residue analysis, botanical data and ceramic variability
The limits and potential of paleogenomic techniques for reconstructing grapevine domestication
Plant use in a city in Northern Italy during the late Mediaeval and Renaissance periods: Results of the archaeobotanical investigation of “The Mirror Pit” (14th–15th century a.d.) in Ferrara
Snapshots from the past: Biodiversity of the Vesuvian area before AD 79 from new archaeopalynological studies
On the Trail of Date-Plum (Diospyros lotus L.) in Italy and Its First Archaeobotanical Evidence
C 4 ‐Plant Foraging in Northern Italy: Stable Isotopes, Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca Data of Human Osteological Samples from Roccapelago (16th–18th Centuries AD)
Human osteological samples ( n = 23) taken from different anatomical parts of 11 individuals from the early modern (16th–18th century AD) site of Roccapelago (Modena, Italy) were systematically analysed for δ 13 C, δ 15 N and trace elements to investigate their diet. δ 13 C and δ 15 N correlate and show a high variability between individuals, attesting to the dietary contribution of C 4 plants. This is supported by pollen analysis of the burial s…
New crops in the 1st millennium ce in northern Italy
In order to identify new crops in the 1st millennium ce in northern Italy, a complex and diversified territory, archaeobotanical macroremains from 155 sites dating between the 2nd century bce and 12th century ce were analysed. In more than half of the sites, taxa were encountered that had never previously been recorded from the area. The new crops are about 30, mainly (~ 70%) fruit plants in the broad sense, which have a clear peak in this time p…
Plant landscape reconstruction above the current timberline at the Monte Cimone and Corno alle Scale mountain areas (Northern Apennines, Italy) during the Late Holocene: The evidence from soil charcoa…
This paper presents the first pedoanthracological study carried out on two mountains of the Northern Apennines, Monte Cimone, and Corno alle Scale, where the results provided new palaeoenvironmental data. The pedoantracological sampling followed an elevation gradient from the current timberline to the highest possible elevation, also adapted to the geomorphological characteristics of the study areas. Based on radiocarbon datings (16 at Monte Cimo…
Images and colors from the tombs of Paestum: A multidisciplinary study of the pigments in the flora and fauna iconography
The Successo-Terra Project: A Lesson of Sustainability from the Terramare Culture, Middle Bronze Age of the Po Plain (Northern Italy)
How can we mitigate the effects of climate change? How can our society develop towards models of sustainable development in the coming years? The "bridge" to sustainability is a pivotal topic of international debate and is among the priorities of the agenda of the Horizon2020 Societal Challenges, linking the past with the future. Despite the many achievements emerging from some new solutions, it is becoming increasingly aware that the study of th…
Flax and weld: Archaeobotanical records from Mutina (Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy), dated to the Imperial Age, first half 1st century a.d
Plant use in a city in Northern Italy during the late Mediaeval and Renaissance periods: Results of the archaeobotanical investigation of “The Mirror Pit” (14th–15th century a.d.) in Ferrara
Economy and environment of Bronze Age settlements – Terramaras – on the Po Plain (Northern Italy): First results from the archaeobotanical research at the Terramara di Montale
Luxury food and ornamental plants at the 15th century a.d. Renaissance court of the Este family (Ferrara, northern Italy)
Flax and weld: Archaeobotanical records from Mutina (Emilia Romagna, Northern Italy), dated to the Imperial Age, first half 1st century a.d
Seeds/fruits, pollen and parasite remains as evidence of site function: Piazza Garibaldi – Parma (N Italy) in Roman and Mediaeval times
A marine/terrestrial integration for mid-late Holocene vegetation history and the development of the cultural landscape in the Po valley as a result of human impact and climate change
The Significance of Intestinal Parasite Remains in Pollen Samples from M edieval Pits in the P iazza G aribaldi of P arma, E milia R omagna, N orthern I taly
This paper presents the study of parasite remains recovered in pollen samples collected from archaeological layers. Laboratory treatment enabled us to obtain very high concentrations of both pollen and parasite eggs from the same samples. The case study of the site of P iazza G aribaldi in P arma, a town in the P o plain, is reported. The site was a sacred area in R oman times and a market square in M edieval times (10th–11th century A.D.). Polle…
The evolution of Roman urban environments through the archaeobotanical remains in Modena – Northern Italy
The limits and potential of paleogenomic techniques for reconstructing grapevine domestication
The life of a Roman colony in Northern Italy: Ethnobotanical information from archaeobotanical analysis
Archaeobotany and the Terramara Archaeological Park of Montale (Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy): Experiences of Public Education
The Terramara Archaeological Park of Montale is an open-air museum dedicated to the enhancement of the Bronze Age terramare culture of Northern Italy. Investigation of its rich archaeological record, particularly from the archaeobotanical point of view (seeds/fruits, pieces of wood and charcoal, pollen and charcoal particles), has made it possible to reconstruct the landscape’s evolution and human-plant- animal relationships. This paper aims to p…
On the Trail of Date-Plum (Diospyros lotus L.) in Italy and Its First Archaeobotanical Evidence
C 4 ‐Plant Foraging in Northern Italy: Stable Isotopes, Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca Data of Human Osteological Samples from Roccapelago (16th–18th Centuries AD)
Human osteological samples ( n = 23) taken from different anatomical parts of 11 individuals from the early modern (16th–18th century AD) site of Roccapelago (Modena, Italy) were systematically analysed for δ 13 C, δ 15 N and trace elements to investigate their diet. δ 13 C and δ 15 N correlate and show a high variability between individuals, attesting to the dietary contribution of C 4 plants. This is supported by pollen analysis of the burial s…
Images and colors from the tombs of Paestum: A multidisciplinary study of the pigments in the flora and fauna iconography
The Successo-Terra Project: A Lesson of Sustainability from the Terramare Culture, Middle Bronze Age of the Po Plain (Northern Italy)
How can we mitigate the effects of climate change? How can our society develop towards models of sustainable development in the coming years? The "bridge" to sustainability is a pivotal topic of international debate and is among the priorities of the agenda of the Horizon2020 Societal Challenges, linking the past with the future. Despite the many achievements emerging from some new solutions, it is becoming increasingly aware that the study of th…
A survey of the Late Roman period (3rd-6th century AD): Pollen, NPPs and seeds/fruits for reconstructing environmental and cultural changes after the floods in Northern Italy
Evidence of late-Holocene mud-volcanic eruptions in the Modena foothills (northern Italy)
Among natural hazards, mud volcanoes can damage property and infrastructures and affect hillslope evolution at different spatial and temporal scales. The results of 10-year-long multidisciplinary investigations performed on a Roman-age archaeological site, La Rovina di Montegibbio, are presented, showing a peculiar example of mutual interplay between human settlement and geological forcing in the mud-volcanic environment. The site (350 m a.s.l.) …
Plant landscape reconstruction above the current timberline at the Monte Cimone and Corno alle Scale mountain areas (Northern Apennines, Italy) during the Late Holocene: The evidence from soil charcoa…
This paper presents the first pedoanthracological study carried out on two mountains of the Northern Apennines, Monte Cimone, and Corno alle Scale, where the results provided new palaeoenvironmental data. The pedoantracological sampling followed an elevation gradient from the current timberline to the highest possible elevation, also adapted to the geomorphological characteristics of the study areas. Based on radiocarbon datings (16 at Monte Cimo…
New AMS 14C dates track the arrival and spread of broomcorn millet cultivation and agricultural change in prehistoric Europe
Broomcorn millet ( Panicum miliaceum L.) is not one of the founder crops domesticated in Southwest Asia in the early Holocene, but was domesticated in northeast China by 6000 bc . In Europe, millet was reported in Early Neolithic contexts formed by 6000 bc , but recent radiocarbon dating of a dozen 'early' grains cast doubt on these claims. Archaeobotanical evidence reveals that millet was common in Europe from the 2nd millennium bc , when major …
Archaeobotanical evidence of food plants in Northern Italy during the Roman period
Wine consumption in Bronze Age Italy: Combining organic residue analysis, botanical data and ceramic variability
New crops in the 1st millennium ce in northern Italy
In order to identify new crops in the 1st millennium ce in northern Italy, a complex and diversified territory, archaeobotanical macroremains from 155 sites dating between the 2nd century bce and 12th century ce were analysed. In more than half of the sites, taxa were encountered that had never previously been recorded from the area. The new crops are about 30, mainly (~ 70%) fruit plants in the broad sense, which have a clear peak in this time p…
Snapshots from the past: Biodiversity of the Vesuvian area before AD 79 from new archaeopalynological studies
Archaeology (22 works) · Geography (21 works) · Biology (17 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 works) · Botany (10 works) · Ecology (10 works) · Agriculture (7 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (7 works) · Paleoethnobotany (7 works) · Period (music (7 works)