My name is Signe Sangill Termansen. At the Department for Archaeology and Heritage studies, I will be doing a 4+4 PhD project on plant utilisation and human-plant relationships during the Mesolithic, with the working title: Gathering greens: A new look at the role of plants in subsistence among late Mesolithic foragers of southern Scandinavia.

My previous archaeological studies have been at Aarhus University, with a prehistoric specialisation focused heavily on Stone Age archaeology. Archaeological science has always been an interest of mine and alongside my studies I have worked at Moesgaard Museum’s department of Archaeological Science and Conservation. 

My project aims to closely combine natural scientific methods from archaeobotany with broader archaeological theory approaches. I will work with plant material retrieved from submerged coastal sites around Denmark. I aim to develop a tried-and-true strategy for retrieving and studying plants from such sites, while at the same time establishing a baseline understanding of which plants were important in Mesolithic forager lives. I hope to shed a light on a part of the Mesolithic that for many reasons is poorly understood, especially when compared to other economic resources, such as animal products or lithics.  

Contact: 
Signe Sangill Termansen
School of Culture and Society - Department of Archeology and Heritage Studies
Moesgård Allé 20
8270 Højbjerg
sst@cas.au.dk