Creation of an online database of archaeobotanical reference collections from Amazonia

• Grant number: 21/10041-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2021
• End date: February 28, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Archeology
• Principal Investigator: Jennifer Watling
• Grantee: Idian Camargo Capozzoli
• Host Institution: Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia (MAE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/25157-0 - Peoples, plants and landscapes in Amazônia, AP.JP

Abstract

This project, destined for an undergraduate student of Computer Sciences or similar, entails designing and creating an online database of reference collection images of phytoliths, starch grains, and carbonized fruits and seeds. The database must be comprehensive, simple to use, and of high enough quality to be useful to archaeobotanists searching for taxonomic identifications of plant remains from archaeological sites. The aim is to create a useful tool for researchers studying Amazonian archaeobotany both in Brazil and around the world. (AU)