The identification of Xanthorrhoea resins by starch morphology: Prospects for archaeological and taxonomic applications

Economic Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 260-270

  Parr, J F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hafting; Residues; Resins; Starch grains; Stone tools; Xanthorrhoea

Indexed keywords

XANTHORRHOEA;

EID: 0036768282     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2002)056[0260:TIOXRB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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