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International conference in Nice (France) about “Dung, manure and guano: garbage or brown gold?

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Position: Resarcher in phytolith analysis of sheepfold caves in southern France for one year – apply on or before 11th March 2024

One year position in phytolith analysis of sheepfold caves in southern France / based in Nice, France.

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News from the committee on Phytolith morphometry

In 2022, the International Committee on Phytolith Morphometry (ICPM) launched a new project to study inter- and intra-observer variation in phytolith morphometry.

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Awarded by the Society for Archaeological Sciences!

Taranto et al. 2023 paper on Neolithic food processing gets the Charles C. Kolb Award 2022!

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The new code for phytolith nomenclature, version 2.0 IS NOW published !

The paper with its supplementary material can be downloaded for free on the Annals of Botany website.

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Latest scientific publications:

Elliott, S., & Matthews, W. (2024). Dung detective! A multi-scalar, multi-method approach to identification and analysis of ancient faecal material. Quaternary International, 683–684, 162–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2023.02.005
Alonso-Eguiluz, M., Albert, R. M., Vergès, J. M., & Fernández-Eraso, J. (2024). New insights into shepherds’ activities: Multi-proxy approach applied to fumier deposits from the north of Iberian Peninsula. Quaternary International, 683–684, 145–161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2023.06.012
Castillón, V., López, M. L., Igareta, A., & Capparelli, A. (2024). First identification of plant remains in earthen architecture of Argentina: constructive and domestic archaeological data from early colonial contexts (16th and 17th centuries). Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 33(1), 131–146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-023-00962-w
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International Phytolith Society Board Members

Rand R. Evett

University of California, USA

President

Yansheng Gu

School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China

President-elect

Doris Barboni

French Institute of Pondicherry, India

Past-President

Mikhail Blinnikov

St. Cloud State University, USA

Treasurer

Welmoed Out

Moesgaard Museum, Denmark

Secretary

Ofir Katz

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Member-at-large

Marcia Regina Calegari

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Brasil

Member-at-large

Chad Yost

Indiana State University, USA

Editor (non-voting)

Carolina Glaeser Benincá

Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná – Unioeste, Brazil

Web envoy

Marina Solomonova

Department of Botany at Altai State University

Web envoy

Xinxin Zuo

Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Web envoy

Gayathri R

Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences (MCNS), Manipal, Karnataka, India

Web envoy