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SUMMARY:Where did plant diversity and sustainability begIn?  Arboriculture
  in the ancient Roman world - Dr Robyn Veal\, Dept of Archaeology and Anth
 ropology\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20150128T170000Z
DTEND:20150128T180000Z
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CONTACT:Alison Harvey
DESCRIPTION:Diversity and sustainability are often thought of as modern co
 ncepts\, yet in the classical world\, exotic plant types were valued and t
 he Romans in particular\, had a penchant for collecting various foods\, es
 pecially fruits from Asia\, and domesticating them.  Grafting techniques w
 ere sophisticated. Further\, with a population of ca. 1 million people in 
 2nd century Rome\, provision of fuel for cooking and heating was a major c
 oncern.  This presentation will consider how and why the Roman political e
 conomy enabled trade and exchange in plant materials\, and how the concept
  of fuel ‘sustainability’ may be studied in the ancient world.  As we 
 exhaust our fossil fuels in the modern world and move back to wood\, among
  other fuel types\, ancient practices may hold some resonance.
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theatre\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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