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Exploring prehistoric plant use by molecular analyses of Neolithic grave goods
At the site of Grotta Mora Cavorso (Lazio, Italy), an unusual archaeological find, made of two coarse pottery vessels, was recovered from burial...
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High initial soil organic matter level combined with aboveground plant residues increased microbial carbon use efficiency but accelerated soil priming effect
Input of plant residue carbon (C) stimulates microbial growth and activity, and thus may alter native soil organic matter (SOM) mineralization. The...
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Soil water transport and plant water use patterns in subsidence fracture zone due to coal mining using isotopic labeling
With more underground coal mining, soil subsidence and fracture have increasingly developed and resulted in changed hydrological progress; however,...
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Getting to the root of the problem: new evidence for the use of plant root foods in Mesolithic hunter-gatherer subsistence in Europe
This paper presents new evidence for the harvesting of edible plant roots and tubers at Northton, a Mesolithic hunter-gatherer site on Harris, in the...
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New perspectives on plant-use at neolithic Abu Hureyra, Syria: an integrated phytolith and spherulite study
Archaeobotanical remains contribute crucial evidence for shifts in human economy from foraging to farming, understanding early village life and the...
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Beyond staple crops: exploring the use of ‘invisible’ plant ingredients in Minoan cuisine through starch grain analysis on ceramic vessels
Systematic archaeobotanical research in the Bronze Age Aegean has greatly expanded our knowledge regarding staple crops and aspects such as...
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Preliminary investigation of the use of Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. as a Cd accumulator in contaminated Mediterranean soils: the relationships among cadmium (Cd) soil fractions and plant Cd content
The plant Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. has been used in a preliminary study to investigate its phytoremediation potential in moderately and heavily...
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Cultural landscape and plant use at the Phoenician site of Motya (Western Sicily, Italy) inferred from a disposal pit
The present study concerns the Phoenician-Punic site of Motya, a small island set in Western Sicily (Italy), in the Marsala Lagoon (Stagnone di...
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Plant use and rites at burnt offering sites in the Eastern Alps during the Bronze and Iron Ages
Burnt offering sites reflect the physical and spiritual aspects of human life in the inner Alps during the Bronze and Iron Ages. Burnt offerings were...
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Environmental changes and plant use during the 5th-14th centuries in medieval Gdańsk, northern Poland
This paper reviews the results of the many years of investigations on the ecological aspects of settlement development in the oldest districts of the...
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Sustainable alternatives in concrete along with the use of medicinal plant Sapindus Mukorossi as a green workability agent
Finding sustainable alternatives to the exhausting sources and the increasing urbanization are the thrust areas of today's research. Even though the...
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13,000 years of sociocultural plant use in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile
Throughout Earth’s most extreme environments, such as the Kalahari Desert or the Arctic, hunter–gatherers found ingenious ways to obtain proteins and...
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Sustainable Plant Diversity for the Present and Future Generations
The plants are holdfast of many life-forms especially the human being as they provide food, fodder, fuel, shelter, fiber, medicines, etc. The...
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Plant remains preserved in products of metal corrosion: source of evidence on ancient plant materials and environment from burial contexts
By-products of metal corrosion, when coming into contact with organic matter, have the capacity to preserve it from decay. A pilot study was...
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Sustainable sewage water treatment based on natural plant coagulant: Moringa oleifera
In response to global water scarcity and environmental degradation, one promising technique in natural plant coagulation that has gained attention in...
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Biostimulants in the Soil–Plant Interface: Agro-environmental Implications—A Review
Soil degradation is a global environmental problem that puts at risk food security. Improving soil health is, therefore, a major challenge for...
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Complementarity of lacustrine pollen and sedimentary DNA in representing vegetation on the central-eastern Tibetan Plateau
Plant environmental DNA extracted from lacustrine sediments (sedimentary DNA, sedDNA) has been increasingly used to investigate past vegetation...
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Stabilization of Adobes by Plant Fibers
Adobe mud blocks are one of the oldest used earthen building materials across geographies. These earthen building materials derive their mechanical...
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Application of plant-derived fibers in soil reinforcement on experimental, numerical, and case study scales: a review
The use of natural rather than artificial materials is of considerable interest in sustainable geotechnics. This review study focused on soil...
