Comparison of each taxon within each method of agitation and extraction from the metates and manos.

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UC Berkeley McCown Archaeobotany Laboratory Report #88: Field Starch Extraction from Ground Stone: Experiment and Protocol Recommendations

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Apr 2019

Chloe Berghausen
Elizabeth Dresser-Kluchman
Natasha A. Fernandez-Preston
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Alec Apodaca

This report presents an experiment in which four starch sampling methods are compared in order to identify the most successful and effective technique for starch extraction from large groundstone and milling features in the field. Testing archaeological specimens in situ is necessary when the artifact is too large or cumbersome to bring back to a l...