Project description
Archaeobotany for studying ancient domestic economies
Domestic fuel holds significant importance for traditional cultures, and identifying wild sources of fuel is crucial for reconstructing ancient domestic economies. The MSCA-funded ARCHBOTANKA project aims to investigate the relationship between energy procurement practices and sustainability, focusing on fieldwork among the Vedda indigenous communities in Sri Lanka. Additionally, the project will conduct archaeobotanical research covering the island's prehistoric and early historical periods. The study results will be integrated into an educational resource, emphasising collaboration between academic and non-academic organisations in France, Spain, and Sri Lanka. The project seeks to establish a sustainable partnership between academic institutions working on archaeological charcoal and the ethnoarchaeology of fuel. As part of its objectives, the project will provide scientific training for the study of charcoal remains.
Objective
The objective of this project is to study energy procurement practices and its relationship with environmental, economic, and social sustainability. To do so, we aim to carry out ethnoarchaeological fieldwork regarding fuel-related practices among the Vedda indigenous communities in Sri Lanka. In parallel, we will develop archaeobotanical research to interrogate these questions in prehistoric and early historical periods of the island. The building of a wood reference collection will be key and will boost the development of proper charcoal analyses. The results of this research will be integrated to create an educational resource for museums, botanical gardens and schools, with the aim to bring the study of humans and plants interactions to the general public. This project requires f different methodologies, whose field of expertise, facilities and knowledge are shared between academic and non-academic organizations in France, Spain, and Sri Lanka. For the successful development of the project, we involve 21 persons with different categories (PhD students, postdoctoral and senior researchers, technicians, and members of non-academic organizations) developing a total of 64 months of secondments in the institutions involved. This project will set up the basis for sustainable collaboration between academic institutions working on archaeological charcoal and ethnoarchaeology of fuel, and non-academic institutions engaged in educational resources on ethnobotany and the diversity of human uses of plants. The project is organized in 5 packages including four objectives and the management and dissemination of the project. The research will be carried out through long-term secondments by PhD students and shorter secondments by senior researchers and non-academic members. This project will provide scientific impact by delivering training and resources for the study of charcoal remains and socio and economic impact throughout the production of an educational resource.
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- humanities history and archaeology archaeology ethnoarchaeology
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels
- natural sciences biological sciences botany
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries forestry
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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43007 Tarragona
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