Plant processing strategies and their affect upon starch grain survival when rendering Peltandra virginica (L.) Kunth, Araceae edible

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 328-336

  Messner, Timothy C ^a   Schindler, Bill ^b  

^a Anthropology   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Eastern North America; Experimental archaeology; Paleoethnobotany; Plant processing; Starch grain analysis

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CROP PROCESSING; EDIBLE SPECIES; ETHNOBOTANY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PALEOBOTANY; STARCH; SUBSISTENCE;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; ARACEAE; AROIDEAE; PELTANDRA VIRGINICA;

EID: 70450224449     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.044     Document Type: Article

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