Background and Aims Phytolith studies are still facing numerous challenges regarding the available notions of Si absorption from soil and its deposition in aerial organs. This study shows how plant water availability affects the biosilica content and silicon isotopic composition of phytoliths in sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor ). Methods Phytoliths were extracted from different plant parts of crops grown experimentally in lysimeters...

The Upper Seine Valley sees during the Bronze Age an increase in settlements and cemeteries characterized by a variety of architectures and funerary practices. This variability originates from the coalescence of two cultural traditions, the Atlantic culture from the northwest and the Continental culture from the east, which find its roots in the Upper Rhine area. In this context, our research aims to understand the cultural id...