Assist Prof Dr. Maria Lityńska-Zając at Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Profiles
🌟 Summary
Maria Lityńska-Zając is a prominent archaeologist-botanist renowned for her expertise in archaeobotanical analysis. With a distinguished career, she has conducted extensive research on macroscopic plant remains from archaeological sites across Europe and beyond. Her work is celebrated for its impact on understanding prehistoric and early medieval agriculture.
🎓 Education
- Habilitation (2006): Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences. Thesis: Segetal Weeds in Prehistoric and Early Medieval Farming.
- Doctor of Biology (1996): W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow. Thesis: Vegetation and Agriculture in the Roman Iron Age in Poland: An Archaeobotanical Study.
- Master of Biology (1982): Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow. Thesis: Plant Remains from the Roman Period from Site 1 at Wyszembork.
💼 Professional Experience
Maria is a Professor at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences. She has carried out archaeobotanical research at over 50 sites in Poland and has been involved in excavations and analysis of plant remains from Egypt, Hungary, Serbia, Spain, Slovakia, Greece, and Bulgaria. She is the author and co-author of more than 250 publications, including seven books, with a notable work being Przewodnik do badań archeobotanicznych (Guidebook to Archaeobotanical Studies, 2005).
🔬 Research Interests
Her research focuses on the archaeobotanical analysis of plant remains, studying prehistoric and early medieval farming practices, and understanding the role of segetal weeds in historical agriculture.
📖 Publication
Unveiling Hunnic legacy: Decoding elite presence in Poland through a unique child's burial with modified cranium
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- Authors: J.M. Niebylski, H. Dobrzańska, A. Szczepanek, M. Baca, A. Götherström
- Journal: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
- Year: 2024
Early farming settlement of the marginal zone of loess uplands and its palaeoenvironmental context - A case study of the Iłza Piedmont (S Poland)
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- Authors: M. Szeliga, P. Mroczek, R. Dobrowolski, J. Barga-Wiȩcławska, P. Zagórski
- Journal: Praehistorische Zeitschrift
- Year: 2023
Results of Natural Science Analyses of the Baden Culture Materials in the Šariš Region, North-Eastern Slovakia
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- Authors: E. Horváthová, M. Lityńska-Zając, A. Rauba-Bukowska, J. Wilczyński, A. Zastawny
- Journal: Slovenska Archeologia
- Year: 2022
Archaeobotanical Studies in Poland – Historical Overview, Achievements, and Future Perspectives
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- Authors: M. Badura, M. Lityńska-Zając, M. Makohonienko
- Journal: Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
- Year: 2022
Utilisation of plant materials in houses of the Linear Pottery Culture. A case study of Brzezie
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- Authors: M. Lityńska-Zając, A. Czekaj-Zastawny
- Journal: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
- Year: 2021
Plant remains found in archaeological sites in the Carpathian foothills - preliminary report
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- Authors: M. Lityńska-Zając, M. Moskal-del Hoyo, K. Cywa
- Book: Bronze Age Tell Communities in Context: An Exploration into Culture, Society, and the Study of European Prehistory. Part 2 Practice - The Social, Space, and Materiality
- Year: 2020
The early Holocene archaeological evidence (Site E-05-1) in Bargat El-Shab (Western Desert Egypt)
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- Authors: P. Bobrowski, M. Lityńska-Zając, M. Osypińska, M. Jórdeczka
- Journal: Archaeologia Polona
- Year: 2020
Plant use in Muslim Spain: Preliminary results from the medieval town of Madīnat Ilbīra
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- Authors: M. Lityńska-Zając, M. Rębkowski
- Journal: Acta Palaeobotanica
- Year: 2020