Archaeobotany International Summer School: Planting the Seed - Plants as Resources Yesterday and Today
How have plants shaped human history, and what can they still teach us today?
Join the International Summer School in Archaeobotany Planting the Seed - Plants as Resources and discover the fascinating story of human-plant interactions through time, from the Neolithic Revolution to today's biodiversity challenges. Despite its growing relevance, archaeobotany remains underrepresented in European university curricula: this School fills that gap with a unique, intensive training experience.
Through a challenge-based learning approach, you will explore botany, ecology, agricultural history, plant macro and microremain analysis, dendrochronology, plant fibre analysis, and the technological processes behind plant use across time. Hands-on workshops and guided visits will take you to the UniPD Botanical Garden and Museum, the Archaeological Laboratory for flotation and fibre analysis, the Geosciences microscopy labs, the Agripolis experimental fields, the dendrochronology centre in San Vito di Cadore, and the Museun of Nature and Humankind.
You will learn directly from renowned experts from international institutions, engaging in seminars, labs, and field sessions designed for deep, lasting knowledge transfer.
This Summer School offers a rare opportunity to build interdisciplinary skills bridging natural sciences, humanities, and cultural heritage.
Join us to help shape the future of archaeobotanical research!
General information
Target: Bachelor's, Master's and PhD students in Humanities, Cultural Heritage and Natural Sciences
Dates: 5-9 July 2027
Location: Padua and surrounding campuses
Minimum number of participants: 10
Maximum number of participants: 20
ECTS: 5
Participation fee: 500 euros / 20% fee waiver for students of partner universities / 50% fee waiver for ARQUS students (including UNIPD students). A maximum number of waivers might apply.
Included expenses: Coffee breaks, lunches, guided tours, transports to and from each campus, laboratory materials
Applications: from 16 November 2026 to 16 March 2027
Contacts: summerschool@unipd.it
International Relations Area
Palazzo Anselmi
Lungargine del Piovego 1 - 35131 Padua
email: summerschool@unipd.it