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Plant Remains and What Else? Environmental Archaeology of the Late Hellenistic Pit Fills of Sexaginta Prista, Northern Bulgaria

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  • Mila Andonova-Katsarski
  • Varbin Varbanov
  • Stefan Kazakov
  • Ivailo Dedov
  • Diana Vladova

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This study combines several categories of environmental remains retrieved from machine-assisted water flotation samples, originating from the pit field of the Late Hellenistic archaeological site of Sexaginta Prista (2c. BC – 1c. AD), located on the River Danube in North Bulgaria. The analysis of the different organic remains, such as archaeobotanical macro-remains (seeds, wood charcoal and ‘food crusts’), fish scales, molluscs and animal bones, aims at exploring the possible utilisation scenarios of the pits, including crop/food storage and preparation, disposal activities and ritual practices and also allowed for a preliminary past-environmental reconstruction of the site during the study of interest.

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  • Mila Andonova-Katsarski & Varbin Varbanov & Stefan Kazakov & Ivailo Dedov & Diana Vladova, 2026. "Plant Remains and What Else? Environmental Archaeology of the Late Hellenistic Pit Fills of Sexaginta Prista, Northern Bulgaria," Environmental Archaeology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(1), pages 68-80, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:yenvxx:v:31:y:2026:i:1:p:68-80
    DOI: 10.1080/14614103.2024.2322865
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