Plant Remains and What Else? Environmental Archaeology of the Late Hellenistic Pit Fills of Sexaginta Prista, Northern Bulgaria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7472707 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mila Andonova (0000-0003-4035-7517, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Varbin Varbanov (0009-0008-9516-7300, Regional History Museum of Rousse), Stefan Kazakov (0000-0001-6078-2938, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Ivailo Dedov (0000-0003-4445-359X, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Diana Vladova (0009-0006-1401-3429, Trakia University of Stara Zagora) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-80 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4103 • E-ISSN: 1749-6314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14614103.2024.2322865 |
| OpenAlex | W4392387903 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 26 |
This study combines several categories of environmental remains retrieved from machine-assisted water flotation samples, originating from the pit field of the Late Hellenistic archaeological site of Sexaginta Prista (2c. BC – 1c. AD), located on the River Danube in North Bulgaria. The analysis of the different organic remains, such as archaeobotanical macro-remains (seeds, wood charcoal and 'food crusts'), fish scales, molluscs and animal bones, aims at exploring the possible utilisation scenarios of the pits, including crop/food storage and preparation, disposal activities and ritual practices and also allowed for a preliminary past-environmental reconstruction of the site during the study of interest
Agriculture · Archaeology · Geography · Paleoethnobotany · Taphonomy · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |