Join us in the second 2024 GIAP Seminar!
2nd GIAP Seminar this 2024 will be on February 22, at 12 h CET. Open, online session: no need to register, just pop in!
Dr. Stefano Vanin, from the DISTA – University of Genoa, Italy (IAS-CNR), will hold the talk:
‘Insects: silent witnesses of our history’.
Abstract:
Archaeoentomology is a branch of environmental archaeology focusing on insects and other arthropods contributing with other disciplines to reconstruct a more complete view of past events, climate and landscape. Funerary archaeoentomology, as defined by J.-B. Huchet in 1996, focus on the arthropods associated with human remains of archaeological interest or with elements part of funerary rituals such as offerings.In the last years several papers have been published dealing with insects associated with archaeological sites from all over the world: Egyptian mummies, mummified and skeletonized bodies of Kings, Saints and common people, remains of WWI soldiers but also llama furs have been investigated also from an entomological point of view to reconstruct the events occurred after their death. In all the cases, the majority of the findings are Insects in the orders Diptera and Coleoptera, whereas among the Arachnida mites represent the most important taxon. It is worth of mentioning that fleas and lice found on the bodies may provide interesting information also about the sanitary condition of the investigated population.
Keywords: Archaeoentomology, Insects, Taphonomy, Biodiversity.
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No registration is required. Hosted in Microsoft Teams (no Microsoft/Teams account needed).
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La temporada 2024 dels Seminaris GIAP s’estendrà fins al mes de juny, amb el següent programa de sessions:
