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Taja Skrt Kristan
Research Assistant

+386 1 320 73 71

taja.skrt-kristan@zrc-sazu.si


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Taja Skrt Kristan is a young researcher (October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2026; mentor Dr. Tjaša Tolar), who, as part of her doctoral thesis, is comparing plant species from today's fields with species found in marsh settlements from the 4th millennium BC.


Education

  • B. Sc in biology, 2017, Biotehniška fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani
  • M. Sc. in ecology and biodiversity, 2022, Biotehniška fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani

Periods of stay abroad

  • Lab work training at University of Oxford (Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, UK)

Research interests

  • archaeobotany, study of human-plant interactions in prehistory/li>
  • stable isotope analysis of charred and waterlogged plant remains
  • study of arable weeds throughout time (from prehistory to today)
  • SKRT KRISTAN, Taja, TOLAR, Tjaša, KÜZMIČ, Filip. Past and present weed vegetation at Ljubljansko barje area, Slovenia : preliminary results. V: Book of abstracts : Workshop of the EWRS Working Group "Weed Vegetation and Biodiversity" : Prague, Czech Republic, 10th to 12th of May 2023. Prague: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague: EWRS, 2023. Str. 37. [COBISS.SI-ID 155211267]
  • SKRT KRISTAN, Taja, TOLAR, Tjaša, KÜZMIČ, Filip. Past and present weed vegetation at Ljubljansko barje area, Slovenia : preliminary results. V: EAA 2023 : Belfast, 30th Aug - 2nd Sept : Weaving narratives : abstract book : 29th EAA Annual Meeting. Belfast: European Association of Archaeologists, cop. 2023. Str. 746. ISBN 978-80-88441-05-2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372985319_ABSTRACT_BOOK_29_TH_EAA_ANNUAL_MEETING. [COBISS.SI-ID 163905539]
  • SKRT KRISTAN, Taja, TOLAR, Tjaša, KÜZMIČ, Filip. Pleveli Ljubljanskega barja nekoč in danes. V: ANDRIČ, Maja (ur.), CAF, Nina (ur.). Znanstveno srečanje Dolgoročne spremembe okolja 2023 : Atrij ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, Ljubljana, 16. in 17. maj 2023 : program, povzetki. Ljubljana: Inštitut za arheologijo ZRC SAZU, 2023. Str. 5. https://iza2.zrc-sazu.si/sites/default/files/povzetki_DSO_2023_1.pdf. [COBISS.SI-ID 154403075]
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Archaeobotany
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Archaeobotany