Integrated Microscopy Approaches in Archaeobotany 2: Proceedings of the 2018 and 2019 Workshops, University of Reading, UK

The collection of papers in this special issue arose from the 2018 and 2019 workshops Integrated Microscopy Approaches Archaeobotany (henceforth IMAA), hosted by University Reading, UK. IMAA has an interdisciplinary ethos not only brings together students specialists to facilitate cross-sector exchanges a broad variety skills, but also discussions that take place there are driven practical microscopy element. crosses boundaries between archaeobotany, palaeoecology wider geoscientific archaeological specialisms, as well professional sectors, which is reflected contributions issue. continue develop our interpretations understanding taphonomic processes archaeobotanical assemblages, with several highlighting important role ethnoarchaeological experimental approaches have play untangling these complex processes.