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SUMMARY:The Crops\, People and Pollinators project - Harriet Hunt
DTSTART:20181023T121000Z
DTEND:20181023T130000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Jenny Zhao
DESCRIPTION:Honeybees are frequently in the news. The pollination services
  they provide are a vital part of our global food production system\, but 
 under threat from climate change\, intensification of agriculture\, and la
 ndscape alterations. Bees\, crops and people interrelate in a complex 3-wa
 y dynamic. We know very little about this dynamic in the past\, but unders
 tanding these interrelationships would give an important perspective on cu
 rrent issues affecting honeybee populations.\nThe Crops\, People and Polli
 nators project is a 4-year project funded by the Leverhulme Trust. This in
 terdisciplinary project is studying the dynamic between humans\, honeybees
 \, and insect-pollinated plants in the past\, using both archaeological an
 d scientific methods. In this talk I will present what is known from the h
 istorical record about beekeeping and bee product usage in the past\, and 
 how chemical analysis of archaeological pottery can extend this knowledge.
  Were humans just interested in bees for their honey\, or was their manage
 ment also important from an early date to improve crop yield? I will show 
 how archaeobotanical and genetic evidence of insect-pollinated crops acros
 s the Eurasian continent complements archaeological and historical evidenc
 e to trace the relationships between crops\, pollinators and people from t
 he dawn of agriculture. 
LOCATION:The Richard King Room\, Darwin College
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