@samdavtur @ArchaeologySnu @SNU_AsiaCenter They are carbonised (charred). There are many routes to carbonisation, including cooking accidents. Temperature, time, oxygen, water content are all variables. Recommend these two papers as great starting points:
RT @iseaarchaeology: Cristina Castillo @UCLarchaeology has a new #openaccess article entitled "Preservation bias: is #rice overrepresented…
RT @iseaarchaeology: Cristina Castillo @UCLarchaeology has a new #openaccess article entitled "Preservation bias: is #rice overrepresented…
RT @iseaarchaeology: Cristina Castillo @UCLarchaeology has a new #openaccess article entitled "Preservation bias: is #rice overrepresented…
Cristina Castillo @UCLarchaeology has a new #openaccess article entitled "Preservation bias: is #rice overrepresented in the archaeological record?" https://t.co/zXX4fGzK1p #experiment #botany https://t.co/4ShCVhMH8U
Open Access UCL Research: Preservation bias: is rice overrepresented in the archaeological record - UCL Discovery https://t.co/4fdddgyY8s
The photos here r SEM images of rice and Job's Tears spikelet bases found in the 0.5–1-mm fraction sites in Thailand &Vietnam. https://t.co/dSUxfgY6U8