Potential misidentification of in situ archaeological tool-residues: Starch and conidia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 114-121

  Haslam, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conidia; Fungi; Microscopy; Residue analysis; Starch

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY;

FUNGI;

EID: 31144467250     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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