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.
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
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.