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Were Fertile Crescent crop progenitors higher yielding than other wild species that were never domesticated? (2015)
Journal Article
Preece, C., Livarda, A., Wallace, M., Martin, G., Charles, M., Christin, P., …Osborne, C. P. (2015). Were Fertile Crescent crop progenitors higher yielding than other wild species that were never domesticated?. New Phytologist, 207(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13353

During the origin of agriculture in the Fertile Crescent, the broad spectrum of wild plant species exploited by hunter-gatherers narrowed dramatically. The mechanisms responsible for this specialization and the associated domestication of plants are... Read More about Were Fertile Crescent crop progenitors higher yielding than other wild species that were never domesticated?.

Reconstructing the Roman London flavourscape: new insights into the exotic food plant trade using network and spatial analyses (2015)
Journal Article
Livarda, A., & Orengo, H. A. (2015). Reconstructing the Roman London flavourscape: new insights into the exotic food plant trade using network and spatial analyses. Journal of Archaeological Science, 55, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.01.008

Using archaeobotanical data and examining them with a novel combination of density interpolation surfaces and social and spatial network analyses, this study has brought together exotic food plants in Roman London to outline the changing ‘face’ of it... Read More about Reconstructing the Roman London flavourscape: new insights into the exotic food plant trade using network and spatial analyses.

Palaikastro (Siteia) 2013: preliminary report on the first excavation season (2015)
Book Chapter
Knappett, C., Livarda, A., & Nomigliano, N. (2015). Palaikastro (Siteia) 2013: preliminary report on the first excavation season. In P. Karanastasi, A. Tzigounaki, & C. Tsigonaki (Eds.), Archaeological Work in Crete 3. Proceedings of the 3rd Meeting, Rethymnon, 5-8 December 2013, Volume B. Rethymnon. University of Crete