What has biogenic silica ever done for us?

April 3, 2024
WDG

Siliceous Microfossils Meeting

  • Date: Friday 24 May 2024
  • Location: Institute for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam

Program

  • 13:00-14:00 – Palynologische Kring society annual meeting
  • 14:00-14:15 – Coffee
  • 14:15-15:45 – Seminar series
    • Using phytolith analysis to detect palm enrichment in Amazonia Nina Witteveen (University of Amsterdam)
    • Starch grains as indicators of plant food consumption in Neanderthals and Early Modern Humans Amanda Henry (University of Leiden)
    • Paleoenvironmental history of an archaeological lagoon in Central Italy: Insights from diatom analysis Majoi Nacimiento, Teye Aukes & Jan Sevink (University of Amsterdam)
  • 15:45-17:30 – Laboratory activities
    • Advances in topical phytolith identification Nina Witteveen (University of Amsterdam)
    • Finding Suitable Grounds – combining the on/off site approach through phytolith investigation in Flevoland Ana Smuk (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

If you are not already a member and would like to attend please contact the society via email or the web portal: https://www.palynologischekring.nl/contact/

To find out more about the Palynologische Kring click here to visit the web site.

Mapping Ancient Africa: Paleo-ENSO

October 11, 2021
WDG

INQUAlogo

To start discussion during the Mapping Ancient Africa kick off meeting (October 2021) lead author Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr has recorded an introduction to her recent paper proposing a novel tropical based climate mechanism for driving climatic change across Africa.

Kaboth-Bahr SGosling WD, Vogelsang R, Bahr A, Scerri EML, Asrat A, Cohen AS, Düsing W, Foerster V, Lamb HF, et al. 2021. Paleo-ENSO influence on African environments and early modern humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118(23):e2018277118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2018277118

Paleo-ENSO influence on African environments and early modern humans

June 2, 2021
WDG

Kaboth-Bahr S, Gosling WD, Vogelsang R, Bahr A, Scerri EML, Asrat A, Cohen AS, Düsing W, Foerster V, Lamb HF, et al. 2021. Paleo-ENSO influence on African environments and early modern humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118(23):e2018277118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2018277118

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