Cereal Cultures is an interdisciplinary research network formed in 2018 to connect scholars interested in the study of cereals in their respective sociocultural contexts across regions and time. The network includes archaeologists, (ethno-)archaeobotanists, and social and cultural anthropologists from the University of Groningen, the Goethe University, Frankfurt, as well as several partner institutions and serves as a platform for coordinating research activities.
Following a successful meeting of the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany (IWGP) in České Budějovice, the 20th Conference of the IWGP is set to take place from July 21st-25th 2025 at the University of Groningen. The event is organised through a collaborative effort between the Groningen Institute of Archaeology, the Centre for Landscape Studies (University…
At the annual Summer Symposium hosted by the Frobenius Institute, Frankfurt, budding young researchers are given the opportunity to showcase their projects via presentations and posters, followed by hearty discussions. In 2025, the Summer Symposium took place at the 5th and 6th of June, and featured an extrodinary presentation: the first viewing of a documentary…
14-16 May 2025 / University College London & Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew This interdisciplinary workshop brought together scholars from archaeobotany, anthropology, ethnobotany, and archaeogenomics to examine the social, ecological, and historical dimensions of cereal crops—particularly millets, rice, wheat, and barley—across cultural landscapes in Asia and Africa. Convened to foster critical dialogue on cereal assemblages across…
Cereal Cultures 