Past plant movements throughout South America
Christine Hastorf, Professor
Anthropology
Closed. This professor is continuing with Fall 2023 apprentices on this project; no new apprentices needed for Spring 2024.
This URAP fall term project be library based, reading through the literature on archaeobotanical organic remains from both the Amazon and Andean regions of South America to get the current assessment of where plants were domesticated and how they moved throughout the continent. The student will bring together a range of archaeological evidence on plant locations in the past, their dates and origins, creating a data base that will provide a sense of extent and tempos of plant movements and therefore communication.
Role: The chosen students will be working with archaeological literature on organic remains across South America. Preference will be given to students who have attention to detail, are interested in plants, domestication and long-term human change. The student will be working directly with Dr. Hastorf, meeting weekly with Dr Hastorf to discuss the evidence found.
Qualifications: An interest in the daily life of indigenous American plants and their use, attention to detail.
Hours: 3-5 hrs
Related website: https://archaeobotany.berkeley.edu
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