Prehistoric cereal foods from Greece and Bulgaria: Investigation of starch microstructure in experimental and archaeological charred remains

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Valamoti, Soultana Maria ^a   Samuel, Delwen ^b   Bayram, Mustafa ^c   Marinova, Elena ^d  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ancient food processing; Bulgur; Charred starch; Experimental archaeology; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049187081     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-008-0190-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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