Molly Carney

Molly Carney is an environmental archaeologist who uses paleoethnobotanical, geoarchaeological, and computational tools to explore how past people interacted with and related to their natural and built environments. She is currently an assistant professor at Oregon State University.

Author's Entries

  • Pine nuts

    Pine nuts, the edible seeds of Pinus sp. trees, are a key food source for many species, including bears, deer, birds, rodents, and even porcupines. Humans, too, have had a long relationship with pine nuts, and several species of pine are important to Indigenous peoples who have lived in present-day …

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