Merit Hondelink
Biographic Data
| ID | 4895943 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Merit Hondelink |
| GIVEN NAMES | Merit |
| FAMILY NAME | Hondelink |
| SIGNATURE | HONDELINK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Groningen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4822-775X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Iwgp 2025: 300 Archeobotanici van heide en veentje strijken neer in Groningen
IWGP 2025: 300 archaeobotanists from far and wide take over Groningen. In July 2025, the University of Groningen hosted the twentieth meeting of the International Workgroup for Palaeoethnobotany (IWGP), organized by the Laboratory for Palaeobotany and Palynology of the Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) and the Dutch Cultural Heritage Agency (RCE). It was the second time since 1983 that the conference was organized in Groningen. After 44 ye…
Neither Monotonous nor Meager: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Food Consumption in Delft
Reconstruction of past diets poses significant challenges for historians and archaeologists alike. Archival records from Delft’s orphanage between 1650 and 1725 provide data regarding the number and weight of plant and animal food items purchased. Cesspit evidence offers complementary insights into diet based on the edible plant and animal species present in the fill as well as some insights into the health of the inhabitants based on parasite pr…
Tasting the Past? Developing a Methodology for Researching Historical Tastes
Just like books, paintings, and music, historical foodways are an important part of our history and heritage. But simply reading recipes does not tell us much, as it is hard to understand how historical ingredients and dishes tasted, and how people in the past experienced and valued such tastes. In the research project Tastes of the Past , a team consisting of three historians, an archaeobotanist, and a professional taster developed a methodology…
Grape (Vitis vinifera) use in the early modern Low Countries: A tentative combination of aDNA-analysis and historical sources
Historical sources show that cultivated grapevines ( Vitis vinifera L. ssp. vinifera ) grew in mediaeval and early modern city gardens and the gardens of country houses in the northern Low Countries (today’s Netherlands). Archaeobotanical analysis of cesspit samples often report hundreds to thousands of grape seeds per sieved macrobotanical soil sample. These seeds are invariably interpreted and recorded as (fresh) grape, currant or raisin. Unfor…
A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Early Modern Plant Food Consumption Based on Vegetal Ingredients in Culinary Texts and Subfossil Plant Remains from Cesspits
This paper aims to assess if historians and archaeobotanists have a comprehensive overview of the vegetal food items prepared and eaten by early modern Dutch urban consumers. It does so by taking a multidisciplinary approach, comparing the vegetal ingredients present in the recipes of four printed cookbooks and a herbarium to the edible plant species present in 191 archaeobotanical cesspit samples. The research shows that the vast majority of edi…
Van traditionele archeologie naar ecologische archeologie: Terugblik en vooruitblik in een jubileumjaar
From traditional archaeology to ecological archaeology: looking back and looking ahead in a jubilee year. The start of archaeological research at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen dates back to 1920. From the 1930s, research on subfossil plant remains became integrated into the archaeological research. Three research disciplines became established: palynology, research on wood, and research on non-woody macro remains (in particular seeds and fruits…
The common and the rare: A review of Early Modern Dutch plant food consumption based on archaeobotanical urban cesspit data
Appels met (kwee)peren vergelijken
Comparing apples, quinces and pears. While establishing the identification possibilities of subfossil plant tissues derived from cesspits, the following question arose: is variation within species a limiting factor for establishing diagnostic characteristics? In order to answer this question core fragments of modern fruits of Apples, Quinces and Pears were examined. These fragments are frequently encountered during archaeobotanical analyses of ce…
Aan tafel in het Oude Mannenhuis te Delft
What’s for dinner at the Oude Mannenhuis? This paper focuses on providing a nuanced picture of the daily meal consumed at the Oude Mannenhuis, an almshouse for elderly men in Early Modern Delft (1411-1792). It aims to do so by combining historical documents dealing with food-purchase orders and archaeobotanical macro remains taken from the cesspits. The historical documents, written by the steward, suggest a frugal and monotonous diet, which appe…
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Aan tafel in het Oude Mannenhuis te Delft
What’s for dinner at the Oude Mannenhuis? This paper focuses on providing a nuanced picture of the daily meal consumed at the Oude Mannenhuis, an almshouse for elderly men in Early Modern Delft (1411-1792). It aims to do so by combining historical documents dealing with food-purchase orders and archaeobotanical macro remains taken from the cesspits. The historical documents, written by the steward, suggest a frugal and monotonous diet, which appe…
Appels met (kwee)peren vergelijken
Comparing apples, quinces and pears. While establishing the identification possibilities of subfossil plant tissues derived from cesspits, the following question arose: is variation within species a limiting factor for establishing diagnostic characteristics? In order to answer this question core fragments of modern fruits of Apples, Quinces and Pears were examined. These fragments are frequently encountered during archaeobotanical analyses of ce…
The common and the rare: A review of Early Modern Dutch plant food consumption based on archaeobotanical urban cesspit data
Van traditionele archeologie naar ecologische archeologie: Terugblik en vooruitblik in een jubileumjaar
From traditional archaeology to ecological archaeology: looking back and looking ahead in a jubilee year. The start of archaeological research at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen dates back to 1920. From the 1930s, research on subfossil plant remains became integrated into the archaeological research. Three research disciplines became established: palynology, research on wood, and research on non-woody macro remains (in particular seeds and fruits…
A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Early Modern Plant Food Consumption Based on Vegetal Ingredients in Culinary Texts and Subfossil Plant Remains from Cesspits
This paper aims to assess if historians and archaeobotanists have a comprehensive overview of the vegetal food items prepared and eaten by early modern Dutch urban consumers. It does so by taking a multidisciplinary approach, comparing the vegetal ingredients present in the recipes of four printed cookbooks and a herbarium to the edible plant species present in 191 archaeobotanical cesspit samples. The research shows that the vast majority of edi…
Grape (Vitis vinifera) use in the early modern Low Countries: A tentative combination of aDNA-analysis and historical sources
Historical sources show that cultivated grapevines ( Vitis vinifera L. ssp. vinifera ) grew in mediaeval and early modern city gardens and the gardens of country houses in the northern Low Countries (today’s Netherlands). Archaeobotanical analysis of cesspit samples often report hundreds to thousands of grape seeds per sieved macrobotanical soil sample. These seeds are invariably interpreted and recorded as (fresh) grape, currant or raisin. Unfor…
Iwgp 2025: 300 Archeobotanici van heide en veentje strijken neer in Groningen
IWGP 2025: 300 archaeobotanists from far and wide take over Groningen. In July 2025, the University of Groningen hosted the twentieth meeting of the International Workgroup for Palaeoethnobotany (IWGP), organized by the Laboratory for Palaeobotany and Palynology of the Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) and the Dutch Cultural Heritage Agency (RCE). It was the second time since 1983 that the conference was organized in Groningen. After 44 ye…
Neither Monotonous nor Meager: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Food Consumption in Delft
Reconstruction of past diets poses significant challenges for historians and archaeologists alike. Archival records from Delft’s orphanage between 1650 and 1725 provide data regarding the number and weight of plant and animal food items purchased. Cesspit evidence offers complementary insights into diet based on the edible plant and animal species present in the fill as well as some insights into the health of the inhabitants based on parasite pr…
Tasting the Past? Developing a Methodology for Researching Historical Tastes
Just like books, paintings, and music, historical foodways are an important part of our history and heritage. But simply reading recipes does not tell us much, as it is hard to understand how historical ingredients and dishes tasted, and how people in the past experienced and valued such tastes. In the research project Tastes of the Past , a team consisting of three historians, an archaeobotanist, and a professional taster developed a methodology…
Biology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Botany (3 works) · History (3 works) · Subfossil (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Biogeosciences (2 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (2 works)