Starch taphonomy, equifinality and the importance of context: Some notes on the identification of food processing through starch grain analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 105267
Author(s):  
Juan José García-Granero
Keyword(s):  
Food Processing ◽  
Starch Grain Analysis ◽  
Starch Grain

Starch grain analysis reveals function of grinding stone tools at Shangzhai site, Beijing

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1164-1171 ◽  
Author(s):  
XiaoYan Yang ◽  
JinCheng Yu ◽  
HouYuan Lü ◽  
TianXing Cui ◽  
JingNing Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stone Tools ◽  
Starch Grain Analysis ◽  
Starch Grain ◽  
Grinding Stone

Starch grain analysis for groundstone tools from Neolithic Baiyinchanghan site: implications for their function in Northeast China

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 3577-3583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawei Tao ◽  
Yan Wu ◽  
Zhizhong Guo ◽  
David V. Hill ◽  
Changsui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Northeast China ◽  
Starch Grain Analysis ◽  
Starch Grain

Starch grain analysis reveals Late Neolithic plant utilization in the middle reaches of the Ganjiang River

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 2084-2090 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZhiWei Wan ◽  
XiaoYan Yang ◽  
QuanSheng Ge ◽  
ChangSheng Fan ◽  
GuangMing Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Neolithic ◽  
Starch Grain Analysis ◽  
Plant Utilization ◽  
Starch Grain

scholarly journals Analysis of Starch Grains Produced in Select Taxa Encountered in Southwest Asia

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas C. Hart
Keyword(s):  
Food Science ◽  
Southwest Asia ◽  
Starch Grains ◽  
Starch Grain Analysis ◽  
Starch Grain ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Starch Production

Starch grain analysis is a rapidly growing field of research in Southwest Asia and is beginning to be applied to many different time periods. However, much work still remains regarding which taxa produce starch grains that can be identified archaeologically. In this paper, I centralize what is known about starch production patterns within regional flora and analyze 64 previously unstudied taxa from 22 families. The results of this study demonstrate that descriptions of starch grains from Southwest Asian taxa are scattered between archaeological and plant and food science publications. Ten of the species examined in this study, most of whom are grasses, produced starch grains that can be identified at varying taxonomic levels.

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