Zea mays (Haudenosaunee White Corn - dried)

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Title

Zea mays (Haudenosaunee White Corn - dried)

Subject

Starch grains viewed under 400x transmitted and cross-polarized light

Description

Shape: polygonal and spheroid (transitory)
Surface: rugose
Outer wall: double
Hilum: centric, often open
Extinction cross: well defined, arms are straight or slightly bent (reflecting uneven surface)
Lamellae: absent
Fissures: present - various (stellate, y-shaped or longitudinal)
Size: ranging from 5 - 20 microns.
Plant part: kernel

Supporting literature:
Messner, T.C. 2011. Acorns and Bitter Roots. Starch Grain Research in the Prehistoric Eastern Woodlands. The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.

Source

A.L.X. - modern Haudenosaunee white corn sample

Creator

S. Prado and A.L.X.

Date

June 11 2022

Relation

Part of SSHRC Partnership Engagement Grant: Collaborative Archaeologies, Decolonized Foodways

Type

Starch grain

Identifier

Starch grain

Files

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Collection

Citation

S. Prado and A.L.X. , “Zea mays (Haudenosaunee White Corn - dried),” McMaster Microbotanical Research Database, accessed March 28, 2024, https://macmicrobot.omeka.net/items/show/22.