Application of Phytolith (Microbiomorphic) and Non-Pollen Palynomorph Analyses to the Geoarchaeological Study of the Graft Farmyard, the Netherlands

Olga Druzhinina, Dario Hruševar, Kasper Jurgen van den Berghe, Nancy de Jong-Lambregts, Alexandra Golyeva, Koraljka Bakrač, Božena Mitič

Application of Phytolith (Microbiomorphic) and Non-Pollen Palynomorph Analyses to the Geoarchaeological Study of the Graft Farmyard, the Netherlands

Číslo: 1/2023
Periodikum: Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica
DOI: 10.24916/iansa.2023.1.8

Klíčová slova: phytoliths microbiomorphs NPPgeoarchaeology Middl Ages Early Modern Time North Holland

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Anotace: The aim of the present paper is to discuss the application of phytolith (microbiomorphic) and non-pollen palynomorph (NPP) analyses to the geoarchaeological study of a Medieval – Early Modern Time period farmyard in Graft, a settlement located in the polder region of North Holland, the Netherlands. The

authors have assessed the potential of the methods chosen for studying this type of archaeological site during rescue excavations, when archaeologists often have a limited number of samples or methods for
geoarchaeological analysis. The studies conducted have proved the informative value and efectiveness
of microbiomorphic and NPP analyses in rescue excavations, especially when applied in combination,
thus providing controlling and complementary information for each analysis. The data obtained have
provided an important insight into the archaeological interpretation of the cultural layer within the
farmyard. In addition, more information was gained on the local palaeoenvironmental dynamics and
the phases of economic activity at the farmyard during the 13
th
–17
th
centuries CE.