Eva Panagiotakopulu
Biographic Data
| ID | 99740 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eva Panagiotakopulu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eva |
| FAMILY NAME | Panagiotakopulu |
| SIGNATURE | PANAGIOTAKOPULU E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3523-7775 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 117 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Prehistoric Processing of Bitter Vetch at Lake Ohrid and Its Relevance to Food System Diversification Past and Present
The future of food systems depends upon diversifying crops. Archaeobotany offers insights into the past use of different plant foods, including minor or underutilised crops. Bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd.) is an ancient crop once widespread in parts of southern Europe and southwest Asia, and beyond. Routine consumption of this pulse by prehistoric communities has been questioned due to its mild toxicity and current limited use as fodder …
Submerged Mesolithic plant remains reveal lush thermophilous woodland on remote isle off the SW-Norwegian coast
A palaeoecological multidisciplinary study from a well-preserved bark dominated structure and other organic sediments are presented. The study provides new data about Mesolithic coastal environments and includes a reconstruction of concurrent vegetation units, concluding that thermophilous woodland was established at the outer SW-Norwegian coast as early as 9000-8500 cal. BP. A pine bark dominated, possibly human made, structure was recovered fro…
Tracing the biographies of textiles in the transition of medieval to modern times: Wool fabrics and brigandines from an Iberian castle
Findings of archaeological textiles and fibres in Northern Iberia are extremely rare. The occurrence of a set of textile fragments, dated between the 14th and 16th centuries CE at the Pambre castle (Palas de Rei, Lugo, Spain) is exceptional. The original stone roof of the southeastern tower was intact. The dark, cold and moist conditions inside the tower favoured the preservation of a unique series of waterlogged textile remains. In addition, a s…
Ephemeral materiality arising from the darkness: Medieval wooden crafts from Hoyo de los Herreros cave (Cantabria, Spain)
The wooden assemblage recovered from Hoyo de los Herreros cave (Reocín, Cantabria, Spain) in northern Iberia has provided an exceptional opportunity to enlarge our knowledge about perishable material culture from a unique medieval context. This case study enhances the information related to ephemeral material culture associated with the occupation of caves during the Middle Ages in northern Iberia, and the role played by wooden crafts in relation…
A very curious larder – Insects from post-medieval Skálholt, Iceland, and their implications for interpreting activity areas
Thule Inuit environmental impacts on Kangeq, southwest Greenland
Ancient DNA preservation, genetic diversity and biogeography: A study of houseflies from Roman Qasr Ibrim, lower Nubia, Egypt
Caught in a trap: Landscape and climate implications of the insect fauna from a Roman well in Sherwood Forest
Present and Norse Greenlandic hayfields – Insect assemblages and human impact in southern Greenland
This study uses new data on insect biodiversity from a modern sheep farm environment in southern Greenland, and compares the results with fossil assemblages from the same region and other relevant sites in Greenland. The study was conducted on sheep farms at Tasiusaq and Qorlortup Itinnera in southern Greenland (61°N, 45°W). Data have also been drawn from 17 Quaternary and archaeological sites from Greenland with an emphasis on Norse insect assem…
Hitchhiking across the North Atlantic – Insect immigrants, origins, introductions and extinctions
North Atlantic Faunal Connections in the Late Holocene
Irrigation at Garðar, SW Greenland and its North European context
Insects in an abandoned landscape: Late Holocene palaeoentomological investigations at Sandhavn, Southern Greenland
The late Holocene landscape and environment at Sandhavn in Greenland's Eastern Settlement are considered in the light of recent palaeoentomological investigations. Samples dating to post-Norse peat accumulation suggest that Norse activity had no lasting effect on the beetle fauna and environment at Sandhavn after its abandonment in the Medieval period. The faunas recovered may be assumed to be characteristic of the surrounding environment, and in…
Integrating human dimensions of Arctic palaeoenvironmental science: Sead – the strategic environmental archaeology database
Palaeoecological and historical evidence for manuring and irrigation at Garðar (Igaliku), Norse Eastern Settlement, Greenland
Palaeoenvironmental data are presented from the site of Garðar (modern Igaliku), the location of the cathedral and the bishop's farm in the Norse Eastern Settlement of Greenland. The latter was founded from c. AD 985 and abandoned some time during the fifteenth century. Inspection of drainage ditches located in close proximity to the settlement ruins revealed inter alia an organic-rich unit containing cultural debris (worked wood, animal bone, st…
Underneath Ranefer's floors – urban environments on the desert edge
The Norse landnám on the North Atlantic islands: An environmental impact assessment
The Norse colonisation or landnám of the North Atlantic islands of the Faroes, Iceland, and Greenland from the ninth century AD onwards provides opportunities to examine human environmental impacts on ‘pristine’ landscapes on an environmental gradient from warmer, more maritime conditions in the east to colder, more continental conditions in the west. This paper considers key environmental contrasts across the Atlantic and initial settlement impa…
Dipterous remains and archaeological interpretation
Insect Remains from the Collections in the Egyptian Museum of Turin
The identification of insects preserved in pharaonic antiquities stored in the Egyptian Museum of Turin provides new information on aspects of biogeography, storage and trade. The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium, the biscuit beetle, Stegobium paniceum, and the house fly, Musca domestica, were recovered from food offerings from tombs in Egypt, and Dermestes frischii was found embedded in resin from a cartonnage mask. The study produced some of…
New Records for Ancient Pests: Archaeoentomology in Egypt
Fleas From Pharaonic Amarna
The preservation of ectoparasites in archaeological sites is normally problematic, but the dry environment of the Egyptian desert keeps even the very fragile remains of fleas intact.Fleas, Siphonaptera, can be divided in three large groups: the sedentary fleas that live in the nest of their hosts, the mobile fleas that still require a nest but can also live on the host, and the stick-tight fleas that attach themselves on the host. The human flea,…
Rameses II and the tobacco beetle
The use of a wide range of narcotic drugs in antiquity has been widely documented, although archaeologists have sometimes been too credulous of apparently scientific data, and have failed to appreciate the post-excavation histories of artefacts, including mummies. This paper examines the discovery of tobacco in the mummy of Rameses II, provides an alternative model for its origin, as a 19th-century insecticide used in conservation, and throws dou…
An Examination of Biological Materials from Coprolites from XVIII Dynasty Amarna, Egypt
Cimex lectularius L., the common bed bug from Pharaonic Egypt
Bed bugs have been troubling humans for at least 3550 years, as shown by examples from Tell el-Amarna. Here we report on the bug's habits and history, as revealed by archaeology
An Insect Study from Egyptian Stored Products in the Liverpool Museum
A report on insect pests from botanical remains kept at the Liverpool Museum
Palaeoecological and historical evidence for manuring and irrigation at Garðar (Igaliku), Norse Eastern Settlement, Greenland
Palaeoenvironmental data are presented from the site of Garðar (modern Igaliku), the location of the cathedral and the bishop's farm in the Norse Eastern Settlement of Greenland. The latter was founded from c. AD 985 and abandoned some time during the fifteenth century. Inspection of drainage ditches located in close proximity to the settlement ruins revealed inter alia an organic-rich unit containing cultural debris (worked wood, animal bone, st…
The Norse landnám on the North Atlantic islands: An environmental impact assessment
The Norse colonisation or landnám of the North Atlantic islands of the Faroes, Iceland, and Greenland from the ninth century AD onwards provides opportunities to examine human environmental impacts on ‘pristine’ landscapes on an environmental gradient from warmer, more maritime conditions in the east to colder, more continental conditions in the west. This paper considers key environmental contrasts across the Atlantic and initial settlement impa…
New Records for Ancient Pests: Archaeoentomology in Egypt
Dipterous remains and archaeological interpretation
Underneath Ranefer's floors – urban environments on the desert edge
An Examination of Biological Materials from Coprolites from XVIII Dynasty Amarna, Egypt
Insect Remains from the Collections in the Egyptian Museum of Turin
The identification of insects preserved in pharaonic antiquities stored in the Egyptian Museum of Turin provides new information on aspects of biogeography, storage and trade. The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium, the biscuit beetle, Stegobium paniceum, and the house fly, Musca domestica, were recovered from food offerings from tombs in Egypt, and Dermestes frischii was found embedded in resin from a cartonnage mask. The study produced some of…
Caught in a trap: Landscape and climate implications of the insect fauna from a Roman well in Sherwood Forest
Rameses II and the tobacco beetle
The use of a wide range of narcotic drugs in antiquity has been widely documented, although archaeologists have sometimes been too credulous of apparently scientific data, and have failed to appreciate the post-excavation histories of artefacts, including mummies. This paper examines the discovery of tobacco in the mummy of Rameses II, provides an alternative model for its origin, as a 19th-century insecticide used in conservation, and throws dou…
Cimex lectularius L., the common bed bug from Pharaonic Egypt
Bed bugs have been troubling humans for at least 3550 years, as shown by examples from Tell el-Amarna. Here we report on the bug's habits and history, as revealed by archaeology
A lepidopterous cocoon from Thera and evidence for silk in the Aegean Bronze Age
What were the fine garments vividly painted in the Minoan frescoes made of? Fine cotton (cotton from Egypt is still prized today)? Or the yet finer fabric of silk? And if silk, where did the stuff, or knowledge of cultivating the silk-worms, come from? A cocoon from Santorini offers new evidence
Prehistoric Processing of Bitter Vetch at Lake Ohrid and Its Relevance to Food System Diversification Past and Present
The future of food systems depends upon diversifying crops. Archaeobotany offers insights into the past use of different plant foods, including minor or underutilised crops. Bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd.) is an ancient crop once widespread in parts of southern Europe and southwest Asia, and beyond. Routine consumption of this pulse by prehistoric communities has been questioned due to its mild toxicity and current limited use as fodder …
Tracing the biographies of textiles in the transition of medieval to modern times: Wool fabrics and brigandines from an Iberian castle
Findings of archaeological textiles and fibres in Northern Iberia are extremely rare. The occurrence of a set of textile fragments, dated between the 14th and 16th centuries CE at the Pambre castle (Palas de Rei, Lugo, Spain) is exceptional. The original stone roof of the southeastern tower was intact. The dark, cold and moist conditions inside the tower favoured the preservation of a unique series of waterlogged textile remains. In addition, a s…
A very curious larder – Insects from post-medieval Skálholt, Iceland, and their implications for interpreting activity areas
Ancient DNA preservation, genetic diversity and biogeography: A study of houseflies from Roman Qasr Ibrim, lower Nubia, Egypt
Present and Norse Greenlandic hayfields – Insect assemblages and human impact in southern Greenland
This study uses new data on insect biodiversity from a modern sheep farm environment in southern Greenland, and compares the results with fossil assemblages from the same region and other relevant sites in Greenland. The study was conducted on sheep farms at Tasiusaq and Qorlortup Itinnera in southern Greenland (61°N, 45°W). Data have also been drawn from 17 Quaternary and archaeological sites from Greenland with an emphasis on Norse insect assem…
Irrigation at Garðar, SW Greenland and its North European context
Insects in an abandoned landscape: Late Holocene palaeoentomological investigations at Sandhavn, Southern Greenland
The late Holocene landscape and environment at Sandhavn in Greenland's Eastern Settlement are considered in the light of recent palaeoentomological investigations. Samples dating to post-Norse peat accumulation suggest that Norse activity had no lasting effect on the beetle fauna and environment at Sandhavn after its abandonment in the Medieval period. The faunas recovered may be assumed to be characteristic of the surrounding environment, and in…
Integrating human dimensions of Arctic palaeoenvironmental science: Sead – the strategic environmental archaeology database
Fleas From Pharaonic Amarna
The preservation of ectoparasites in archaeological sites is normally problematic, but the dry environment of the Egyptian desert keeps even the very fragile remains of fleas intact.Fleas, Siphonaptera, can be divided in three large groups: the sedentary fleas that live in the nest of their hosts, the mobile fleas that still require a nest but can also live on the host, and the stick-tight fleas that attach themselves on the host. The human flea,…
Natural insecticides and insect repellents in antiquity: A review of the evidence
A lepidopterous cocoon from Thera and evidence for silk in the Aegean Bronze Age
What were the fine garments vividly painted in the Minoan frescoes made of? Fine cotton (cotton from Egypt is still prized today)? Or the yet finer fabric of silk? And if silk, where did the stuff, or knowledge of cultivating the silk-worms, come from? A cocoon from Santorini offers new evidence
An Insect Study from Egyptian Stored Products in the Liverpool Museum
A report on insect pests from botanical remains kept at the Liverpool Museum
An Insect Study from Egyptian Stored Products in the Liverpool Museum
An Examination of Biological Materials from Coprolites from XVIII Dynasty Amarna, Egypt
Cimex lectularius L., the common bed bug from Pharaonic Egypt
Bed bugs have been troubling humans for at least 3550 years, as shown by examples from Tell el-Amarna. Here we report on the bug's habits and history, as revealed by archaeology
New Records for Ancient Pests: Archaeoentomology in Egypt
Fleas From Pharaonic Amarna
The preservation of ectoparasites in archaeological sites is normally problematic, but the dry environment of the Egyptian desert keeps even the very fragile remains of fleas intact.Fleas, Siphonaptera, can be divided in three large groups: the sedentary fleas that live in the nest of their hosts, the mobile fleas that still require a nest but can also live on the host, and the stick-tight fleas that attach themselves on the host. The human flea,…
Rameses II and the tobacco beetle
The use of a wide range of narcotic drugs in antiquity has been widely documented, although archaeologists have sometimes been too credulous of apparently scientific data, and have failed to appreciate the post-excavation histories of artefacts, including mummies. This paper examines the discovery of tobacco in the mummy of Rameses II, provides an alternative model for its origin, as a 19th-century insecticide used in conservation, and throws dou…
Insect Remains from the Collections in the Egyptian Museum of Turin
The identification of insects preserved in pharaonic antiquities stored in the Egyptian Museum of Turin provides new information on aspects of biogeography, storage and trade. The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium, the biscuit beetle, Stegobium paniceum, and the house fly, Musca domestica, were recovered from food offerings from tombs in Egypt, and Dermestes frischii was found embedded in resin from a cartonnage mask. The study produced some of…
Dipterous remains and archaeological interpretation
The Norse landnám on the North Atlantic islands: An environmental impact assessment
The Norse colonisation or landnám of the North Atlantic islands of the Faroes, Iceland, and Greenland from the ninth century AD onwards provides opportunities to examine human environmental impacts on ‘pristine’ landscapes on an environmental gradient from warmer, more maritime conditions in the east to colder, more continental conditions in the west. This paper considers key environmental contrasts across the Atlantic and initial settlement impa…
Palaeoecological and historical evidence for manuring and irrigation at Garðar (Igaliku), Norse Eastern Settlement, Greenland
Palaeoenvironmental data are presented from the site of Garðar (modern Igaliku), the location of the cathedral and the bishop's farm in the Norse Eastern Settlement of Greenland. The latter was founded from c. AD 985 and abandoned some time during the fifteenth century. Inspection of drainage ditches located in close proximity to the settlement ruins revealed inter alia an organic-rich unit containing cultural debris (worked wood, animal bone, st…
Underneath Ranefer's floors – urban environments on the desert edge
Integrating human dimensions of Arctic palaeoenvironmental science: Sead – the strategic environmental archaeology database
Insects in an abandoned landscape: Late Holocene palaeoentomological investigations at Sandhavn, Southern Greenland
The late Holocene landscape and environment at Sandhavn in Greenland's Eastern Settlement are considered in the light of recent palaeoentomological investigations. Samples dating to post-Norse peat accumulation suggest that Norse activity had no lasting effect on the beetle fauna and environment at Sandhavn after its abandonment in the Medieval period. The faunas recovered may be assumed to be characteristic of the surrounding environment, and in…
North Atlantic Faunal Connections in the Late Holocene
Irrigation at Garðar, SW Greenland and its North European context
Hitchhiking across the North Atlantic – Insect immigrants, origins, introductions and extinctions
Present and Norse Greenlandic hayfields – Insect assemblages and human impact in southern Greenland
This study uses new data on insect biodiversity from a modern sheep farm environment in southern Greenland, and compares the results with fossil assemblages from the same region and other relevant sites in Greenland. The study was conducted on sheep farms at Tasiusaq and Qorlortup Itinnera in southern Greenland (61°N, 45°W). Data have also been drawn from 17 Quaternary and archaeological sites from Greenland with an emphasis on Norse insect assem…
Caught in a trap: Landscape and climate implications of the insect fauna from a Roman well in Sherwood Forest
Thule Inuit environmental impacts on Kangeq, southwest Greenland
Ancient DNA preservation, genetic diversity and biogeography: A study of houseflies from Roman Qasr Ibrim, lower Nubia, Egypt
Ephemeral materiality arising from the darkness: Medieval wooden crafts from Hoyo de los Herreros cave (Cantabria, Spain)
The wooden assemblage recovered from Hoyo de los Herreros cave (Reocín, Cantabria, Spain) in northern Iberia has provided an exceptional opportunity to enlarge our knowledge about perishable material culture from a unique medieval context. This case study enhances the information related to ephemeral material culture associated with the occupation of caves during the Middle Ages in northern Iberia, and the role played by wooden crafts in relation…
A very curious larder – Insects from post-medieval Skálholt, Iceland, and their implications for interpreting activity areas
Archaeology (24 works) · Geography (22 works) · Biology (21 works) · Ecology (16 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 works) · History (9 works) · Ancient history (8 works) · Fauna (7 works) · Geology (7 works)