LAUSR

Abstract Archaeobotanical research in ancient plant remains is of great importance for revealing and understanding different social, cultural and religious aspects of everyday life in the past. The increasing data and numerous publications that concern the potential of interdisciplinary methods in studying plant remains allow archaeologists and archaeobotanists to develop more precise and detailed interpretations. There is a large amount of publications discussing plants as a medium of communication in the ritual contexts, as sacrificial offerings in honor of the deities or in the funerary rituals as offerings to the deceased during the funeral feast. The aim of this paper is to review the available archaeobotanical data of the stone pine ( Pinus pinea L.) from the territory of Bulgaria. Also the archaeobotanical analysis of macro remains of this imported species provide with valuable information about the common tendencies in religious and funeral practice during the Hellenistic and Roman period.