Of Plants and Snails

ISBN-13: 9789088900518 / Holenderski / Miękka / 2011 / 284 str.

Corrie Bakels; Kelly Fennema; Welmoed Out

Opis

This richly illustrated book contains 24 scientific articles on plants and molluscs written by 38 colleagues and former students of Wim Kuijper. The majority of these articles deal with one or a few species found on archaeological excavations, from corncockle via Glycymeris shells to forget-me-nots. A member of staff of the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University for 40 years, Wim has supervised students and advised colleagues in the fields of plant and mollusc remains with great enthusiasm and success. They are very grateful for this help and this compilation is the result. The book contains both Dutch and English text. English contributions have a Dutch summary and Dutch articles have an English summary. All captions are in Dutch and English.

O autorze

After studying Biology, Welmoed Out completed a thesis in Archaeology about plant exploitation and the introduction of arable farming in Dutch wetlands during 5500-3400 cal BC. She gained further experience in Archaeobotany in both academic and commercial settings. During 2011-213, she works as a Marie Curie postdoctoral researcher in Archaeobotany on the identification of non-dietary cereal products by phytolith analysis. Caroline Vermeeren graduated in 1986 as biologist at Leiden University, specializing in archaeobotany and palynology. She works at BIAX Consult and she gives guest lectures in archaeobotany at Leiden University and Amsterdam University. Current research by Caroline includes palaeo-ecology as well and she specializes in macro- and micro fossils and the analysis of wood.