The differential survival of native starch during cooking and implications for archaeological analyses: A review

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-235

  Crowther, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Cooking; Gelatinisation; Moisture; Residue analysis; Starch

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864311670     PISSN: 18669557     EISSN: 18669565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-012-0097-0     Document Type: Review

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