McCobb, L. M E., Briggs, D., Carruthers, W. J. and Evershed, R. P. (2003). Phosphatisation of seeds and roots in a Late Bronze Age deposit at Potterne, Wiltshire, UK. J Archaeol Sci 30 (10). Vol 30(10), pp. 1269-1281.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Phosphatisation of seeds and roots in a Late Bronze Age deposit at Potterne, Wiltshire, UK | ||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
J Archaeol Sci 30 (10) | ||||||
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Journal of Archaeological Science | ||||||
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30 (10) | ||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
1269 - 1281 | ||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
The Late Bronze Age `midden-type deposit' at Potterne, Wiltshire, yielded a diverse assemblage of seeds and roots preserved in calcium phosphate. The majority of seeds comprise bare embryos but a small number of taxa also preserve mineralised seed coats. Flash pyrolysis'“gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (py-GC/MS) of examples of comparable living seeds revealed a significant variation in seed coat composition. The coats of several species analysed contain tannins and protein instead of, or in addition to, lignin and cellulose. The preferential phosphatisation of Urtica urens seed coats is attributed principally to their lack of lignin, although their thin undifferentiated structure may have allowed them to decay more rapidly than the more complex coats of the other seed taxa. The apparent bias towards mineralisation of dicotyledonous versus monocotyledonous roots at Potterne is attributed mainly to the greater robustness of dicot roots, allowing them to persist in the soil long enough for phosphatisation to take place. | ||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2003 | ||||||
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03 Feb 2004 |
