PEÑA-CHOCARRO, LEONOR, LEONOR ; SABATO, DIEGO
This is the first atlas of seeds and fruits of wild and economicplants from the Mediterranean Basin, in particularfrom theIberian Peninsula.
The Maris Nostri Novus Atlas project wascarried out by two archaeobotanists, Dr Diego Sabato and Dr Leonor
Peña-Chocarro, researchers at the Archaeobiology Laboratory of theInstitute of History which is part of the CSIC (Spanish NationalResearch Council). The atlas comprises an extensive assemblage ofhigh-resolution pictures from different angles of seeds and fruitsaccompanied by an intuitive and simple search system
Entriesare organized by size range instead of in traditional alphabeticalorder so as to facilitate comparing specimens of the same size. Alifesize image reference is also included for each sample.
This atlas is a practical guide aimed at facilitating the dailytasks of both specialists and amateurs who need to identifyseeds and fruits. It is likewise a key tool serving not only archaeobotanyor botany, but related disciplines.The volume, initiated in 2015 by means of a painstaking photographic catalogue and clas
