Sarah Ivorra
Biographic Data
| ID | 81957 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Ivorra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Ivorra |
| SIGNATURE | IVORRA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0314-8054 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Revealing archaeological olive diversity
The cultivated olive tree, domesticated in the Levant by the mid-5th millennium BCE, spread westward across the Mediterranean to reach southern France by 600 BCE. Although geometric morphometrics applied to archaeological olive stones has provided insights into this diffusion, morphotype identification remains challenging, and the effects of charring, the most common preservation mode, are poorly understood. We compared ten morphometric approache…
Olive diversity in Pompeii
The exceptional preservation of archaeological remains in the Vesuvian area offers a unique taphonomic window into Roman agricultural practices. This study presents a geometric morphometric analysis, using Elliptical Fourier Transforms (EFT), applied to an extensive dataset of charred olive stones ( Olea europaea L.) recovered from the combustion structures of two bakeries in Pompeii. Rather than focusing exclusively on urban consumption, these f…
Ancient date palm cultivation in the southern Levant
We analysed the spatio-temporal dynamics of Phoenix dactylifera (date palm) agrobiodiversity in the Negev desert, southern Levant, from the 3rd c. bce to the 10th c. ce . We applied linear measurements and Elliptic Fourier Descriptors to 2294 archaeological seeds from nine sites, and compared them with a modern reference collection of wild and cultivated Phoenix and previously published archaeological assemblages from Egypt and Libya. Seeds from …
Shipping olives in the Eastern Mediterranean during Antiquity
First study of such a large numerical assemblage of waterlogged olive endocarps dated to the Classical period. • An opportunity to explore table olive in Antiquity. • A main morphotype dominates the olive assemblage under study, together with a secondary type: this composition makes the assemblage from the Mazatos shipwreck distinct from other sites studied, where oil production had already been demonstrated. A shipwreck dated to the 4th c. BCE d…
Author response of
A recommendation of: Vincent Bonhomme, Laurent Bouby, Julien Claude, Camille Dham, Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Sarah Ivorra, Angèle Jeanty, Clémence Pagnoux, Thierry Pastor, Jean-Frédéric Terral, Allowen Evin Convolutional Neural Networks and Outline Analyses for Archaeobotanical Studies of Domestication and Subspecific Identification https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.15.557939
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Environmental Reconstruction and Viticulture at Roman St. Petkina Niva in the Ohrid Region, North Macedonia
Past grapes, present insights
The cultivation and uses of Vitis vinifera L. (grapevine) during the Roman period are known from both ancient sources and archaeobotany, in which various methods have been used to distinguish between wild and domesticated subspecies. The present analysis uses Geometric Modern Morphometrics (GMM), taking as a case study the Roman town of Iesso (modern Guissona, Catalonia, Spain) to shed new light to these issues. Five wells dated from the first ce…
Macchia or forest? Toward the reconstruction of Ericaceae formations in Corsica (NW Mediterranean) during the Holocene using a quantitative wood anatomy analysis
Transport of seashells through Gallia Narbonensis
Comparison of image acquisition techniques and morphometric methods to distinguish between Vitis vinifera subspecies and cultivars
Leveraging the potential of charred archaeological seeds for reconstructing the history of date palm
The analysis of seeds from archaeobotanical assemblages is essential for understanding the history of crop cultivation. However, the majority of these seeds are typically found charred, a condition that not only degrades DNA, which hinders genetic studies, but also distorts their morphological features, which may bias comparisons with uncharred modern samples. While the effects of charring on several other crop seeds or fruits are well-documented…
Experimental waterlogging of grape seeds, impact on seed shape and geometrical reversing for morphometric inference
Origins and evolution of oasis agriculture in the Sahara
Oasis agriculture has been a critical means of sustenance for humans in arid regions in North Africa and West Asia. The date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) holds immense significance as one of the most vital species in these agroecosystems. It was domesticated in the Gulf region over 6000 years ago and later spread to other regions. In the Sahara, the origins of the germplasm and the diffusion history in terms of dating and routes remain largely …
Development of olive cultivation at the site of Sikyon, Greece
Identification of archaeological barley grains using geometric morphometrics and experimental charring
Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians
Hellenistic grape and olive diversity
Tracking the history of grapevine cultivation in Georgia by combining geometric morphometrics and ancient DNA
Sub)urban gardens from Provence (Southern France, 14th–17th century) and the presence of Ricinus communis
A new way of seeing pulses
Local domestication or diffusion? Insights into viticulture in Greece from Neolithic to Archaic times, using geometric morphometric analyses of archaeological grape seeds
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is one of the emblematic crops of Greece. Despite evidence of early wine making in the Aegean since the Late Neolithic (ca 4500–4000 BC), the hypothesis of a local domestication of the grapevine in this area hasn't be thoroughly investigated. In order to date the first appearance of the domesticated grapevine and to explore the past cultivated diversity in the Aegean, morphometric analyses were performed on a large d…
Documenting the history of the grapevine and viticulture
Date Palm Agrobiodiversity (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Siwa Oasis, Egypt
Back from burn out
Gallo-Roman Nîmes (southern France)
Back from burn out
Local domestication or diffusion? Insights into viticulture in Greece from Neolithic to Archaic times, using geometric morphometric analyses of archaeological grape seeds
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is one of the emblematic crops of Greece. Despite evidence of early wine making in the Aegean since the Late Neolithic (ca 4500–4000 BC), the hypothesis of a local domestication of the grapevine in this area hasn't be thoroughly investigated. In order to date the first appearance of the domesticated grapevine and to explore the past cultivated diversity in the Aegean, morphometric analyses were performed on a large d…
Documenting the history of the grapevine and viticulture
Tracking the history of grapevine cultivation in Georgia by combining geometric morphometrics and ancient DNA
Olive tree varieties cultivated for the great Baetican oil trade between the 1st and the 4th centuries ad
A new way of seeing pulses
Development of olive cultivation at the site of Sikyon, Greece
Identification of archaeological barley grains using geometric morphometrics and experimental charring
Hellenistic grape and olive diversity
Evolution and history of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) under domestication
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In spite of the abundance of archaeological, bio-archaeological, historical and genetic data, the origins, historical biogeography, identity of ancient grapevine cultivars and mechanisms of domestication are still largely unknown. Here, analysis of variation in seed morphology aims to provide accurate criteria for the discrimination between wild grapes and modern cultivars and to understand changes in functional traits in rel…
Assessing past agrobiodiversity of Prunus avium L. (Rosaceae)
On the origins and spread of Olea europaea L. (olive) domestication
Inferring the agrobiodiversity of Vitis vinifera L. (grapevine) in ancient Greece by comparative shape analysis of archaeological and modern seeds
History and archaeology of the emblematic argan tree in the medieval Anti-Atlas Mountains (Morocco)
Gallo-Roman Nîmes (southern France)
Olive tree varieties cultivated for the great Baetican oil trade between the 1st and the 4th centuries ad
Documenting the history of the grapevine and viticulture
Date Palm Agrobiodiversity (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Siwa Oasis, Egypt
Back from burn out
Tracking the history of grapevine cultivation in Georgia by combining geometric morphometrics and ancient DNA
Sub)urban gardens from Provence (Southern France, 14th–17th century) and the presence of Ricinus communis
A new way of seeing pulses
Local domestication or diffusion? Insights into viticulture in Greece from Neolithic to Archaic times, using geometric morphometric analyses of archaeological grape seeds
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is one of the emblematic crops of Greece. Despite evidence of early wine making in the Aegean since the Late Neolithic (ca 4500–4000 BC), the hypothesis of a local domestication of the grapevine in this area hasn't be thoroughly investigated. In order to date the first appearance of the domesticated grapevine and to explore the past cultivated diversity in the Aegean, morphometric analyses were performed on a large d…
Grapes and vines of the Phoenicians
Hellenistic grape and olive diversity
Experimental waterlogging of grape seeds, impact on seed shape and geometrical reversing for morphometric inference
Origins and evolution of oasis agriculture in the Sahara
Oasis agriculture has been a critical means of sustenance for humans in arid regions in North Africa and West Asia. The date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) holds immense significance as one of the most vital species in these agroecosystems. It was domesticated in the Gulf region over 6000 years ago and later spread to other regions. In the Sahara, the origins of the germplasm and the diffusion history in terms of dating and routes remain largely …
Development of olive cultivation at the site of Sikyon, Greece
Identification of archaeological barley grains using geometric morphometrics and experimental charring
Comparison of image acquisition techniques and morphometric methods to distinguish between Vitis vinifera subspecies and cultivars
Leveraging the potential of charred archaeological seeds for reconstructing the history of date palm
The analysis of seeds from archaeobotanical assemblages is essential for understanding the history of crop cultivation. However, the majority of these seeds are typically found charred, a condition that not only degrades DNA, which hinders genetic studies, but also distorts their morphological features, which may bias comparisons with uncharred modern samples. While the effects of charring on several other crop seeds or fruits are well-documented…
Author response of
A recommendation of: Vincent Bonhomme, Laurent Bouby, Julien Claude, Camille Dham, Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Sarah Ivorra, Angèle Jeanty, Clémence Pagnoux, Thierry Pastor, Jean-Frédéric Terral, Allowen Evin Convolutional Neural Networks and Outline Analyses for Archaeobotanical Studies of Domestication and Subspecific Identification https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.15.557939
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Environmental Reconstruction and Viticulture at Roman St. Petkina Niva in the Ohrid Region, North Macedonia
Past grapes, present insights
The cultivation and uses of Vitis vinifera L. (grapevine) during the Roman period are known from both ancient sources and archaeobotany, in which various methods have been used to distinguish between wild and domesticated subspecies. The present analysis uses Geometric Modern Morphometrics (GMM), taking as a case study the Roman town of Iesso (modern Guissona, Catalonia, Spain) to shed new light to these issues. Five wells dated from the first ce…
Biology (23 works) · Geography (21 works) · Archaeology (19 works) · Ecology (19 works) · Botany (16 works) · Domestication (15 works) · Horticultural and Viticultural Research (11 works) · Mediterranean climate (10 works) · Morphometrics (10 works) · Paleoethnobotany (9 works)