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Palynology and Palaeobotany Section
The research activities of this department are focused on the study of the adaptations of prehistoric human cultures of the environment, and ecosystem responses to the past climate change. In order to reconstruct past climates and vegetation patterns the department undertakes research on plant fossils recovered from lake sediments, marsh deposits and prehistoric sites. Pollen analysis remains the main research focus, but to learn more about the various aspects of climate change, researches have broadened the scope to grass cuticles, grass phytoliths and charcoal fragments.
Research on contemporary ecosystem dynamics and land use changes is conducted to provide modern analogs for paloentological interpretations.
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Research & Collections 