Archaeobotany

Analysis of plant macroremains deals with separation and determination of plant macroremains (seeds, fruits, needles, buds etc.) excavated from archaeological situations. The aim of this analysis is to determine a range of cultural plants and also to reconstruct past agrotechnical practices and processes and agricultural...

Xylotomical and anthracological analysis makes use of anatomical determination of wood fragments. The xylotomical analysis is focused on uncharred wood fragments (water preserved, mineralized or metal incrusted wood), whereas the anthracological analysis deals with charred wood fragments, e.g. charcoal...

Pollen grains are male plant cells for sexual reproduction and transfer of genetic information. Their size is since 15 to 200 μm. Spores of ferns, mosses and horsetail are different and their role in reproduction is different. Plants produce huge amount of pollen grains, which are...