Identifying fossil wild rice (Zizania) pollen from Cootes Paradise, Ontario: A new approach using scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-421

  Lee, Gyoung Ah ^a   Davis, Anthony M ^a   Smith, David G ^a   McAndrews, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Great Lakes region; Plant foraging; Pollen micromorphology; Pollen signature; Princess Point complex; Wild rice

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; POLLEN; RICE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1542757049     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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