Elbaum, R., Weiner, S., Albert, R. and Elbaum, M. (2003). Detection of burning of plant materials in the archaeological record by changes in the refractive indices of siliceous phytoliths. J Archaeol Sci 30 (2). Vol 30(2), pp. 217-226.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Detection of burning of plant materials in the archaeological record by changes in the refractive indices of siliceous phytoliths | |||||
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J Archaeol Sci 30 (2) | |||||
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Journal of Archaeological Science | |||||
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30 (2) | |||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
217 - 226 | |||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
The most resilient remains of plants in most archaeological sites are the siliceous phytoliths. These cells have characteristic morphologies, and thus the phytoliths can often be used to identify the taxonomic affinities of plants brought to an archaeological site. In order to determine what they were used for, other means of analysis are needed. Presents a method to distinguish burnt from unburnt phytolith assemblages. The method is based on measuring the refractive index (RI) of individual phytoliths. The phytoliths even from a single plant have a range of RI values. Burning a phytolith sample causes a shift to higher RI. Comparing burnt and unburnt samples we demonstrate that it is possible to differentiate between them based on the fraction of phytoliths with RI higher than 1·440. This serves as a basis for a simplified mode of measurement that requires only the use of a petrographic light microscope and a mineral oil of RI 1·440. Israeli examples are used. | |||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2003 | |||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
08 Aug 2003 |
