Seeds
Description
If you perform wet sieving, you may encounter burnt seeds or seed parts. Seeds are relatively rare in microsamples that have been processed with a flotation tank. However, if seeds become "waterlogged" during flotation, they can appear in a sample. Any unburnt seed/plant part is most likely not ancient but modern contamination in your sample. Look for the lightweight, black seed-shaped pieces.
Creator(s)
Catherine P. Foster
Site
Kenan Tepe
Area
F
Trench
1
Locus/Basket
1130
Item/Sample Number
5
Context
pit
Date
Late Chalcolithic/Uruk (3600-3000 BCE)
Retrieval Method(s)
Flotation
Lab Equipment
Stereomicroscope (8-35x)
Light Source
LED incident
Dimensions
>1 mm
Material
organic
Type
seed
Original Format
microartifact
Contributor
Catherine P. Foster
Citation
Catherine P. Foster, "Seeds," in MicroCommons, Item #67, http://www.microcommons.org/items/show/67 (accessed May 23, 2013).
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