I recently helped organise the Integrated Microscopy Approaches in Archaeobotany workshop at the University of Reading, aiming to bring together … More
Author: lisalodwick
Fuel for Thought – Rowan 2015 AJA
This is just a quick post about an interesting new archaeobotany article by Erica Rowan. We did our DPhils together … More
Silchester’s surroundings
Over the last few years I’ve been trying to establish what kind of arable farming was practiced at Late Iron … More
The Corncockle Kerfuffle – the Archaeobotanical Evidence
Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) has been hitting the news in recent weeks, as Countryfile has been accused by The Telegraph for promoting the … More
Roman nettle – Urtica pilulifera
A couple of weeks ago, BBC Radio 4s Gardeners’ Question Time mentioned that Roman soldiers introduced Roman nettle to Britain. They … More
Roman plant Introductions to Britain and Gardeners’ Question Time
As an archaeobotanist, I study plant remains from archaeological sites, usually seeds, cereal grains, fruit stones and leaves. A part … More
Lisa Lodwick 