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Phytolith structures Phytoliths (from Gr****, "plant stone") are rigid,
microscopic mineral deposits found in some
plant tissues,
often persisting after...
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unicellular and
multicellular phytoliths. The
goals of the
analysis will
largely determine how
phytoliths are counted.
Errors in
phytolith concentration and identification...
- margins.: 11 The leaf
blades of many gr****es are
hardened with
silica phytoliths,
which discourage grazing animals; some, such as
sword gr****, are sharp...
- opal
phytoliths adhering to four
teeth from
Gigantopithecus Cave were
identified to have
originated from gr****es; though, the
majority of
phytoliths resemble...
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miliaceum is
known from the
Cishan culture in
Hebei province,
recovered as
phytoliths from pits in
stratigraphic sections.
Sediments from the pits have radiocarbon...
- maize's
postulated cradle of origin, do****ent the
presence of
maize phytoliths and
starch grains at 8700 BP, the
earliest date
recorded for the crop...
- are an
important investment by the tree and may be
thorny or
contain phytoliths, lignins,
tannins or
poisons to
discourage herbivory.
Trees have evolved...
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Complutense de Madrid, pp. 9–10. Piperno, D. R. (1984). The
Application of
Phytolith Analysis to the
Reconstruction of
Plant Subsistence and
Environments in...
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archaeologist specialising in archaeobotany,
specifically the
analysis of
ancient phytoliths.
Weisskopf studied at the UCL
Institute of
Archaeology as a
mature student...
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plant defense mechanisms. In more
advanced plants, the
silica phytoliths (opal
phytoliths) are
rigid microscopic bodies occurring in the cell. Several...
