Identifying phytoliths produced by the inflorescence bracts of three species of wheat (Triticum monococcum L., T. dicoccon Schrank., and T. aestivum L.) using computer-assisted image and statistical analyses

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 619-632

  Ball, Terry ^a   Gardner, John S ^a   Brotherson, Jack D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Phytoliths; Triticum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000638338     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0058     Document Type: Article

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