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Diagnostic Opal Phytoliths from Rinds of Selected Cucurbita Species

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ID2575790
AuthorsSteven R Bozarth (University of Kansas, corresponding author)
Year1987
Volume52
Issue3
Pages607-615
Publication date1987-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Antiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/281602
OpenAlexW2330926634
LanguageEN
Citations received39
References cited22

Based on examination of an extensive phytolith reference collection of domesticated and nondomesticated plants, it was determined that spheroidal and hemispheroidal phytoliths with deeply scalloped surfaces of contiguous concavities can be used as indicators of selected varieties of squash in archaeological sites in the central United States. Based on this classification and the distribution of the wild buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima), squash was identified in prehistoric sites in Nebraska and Arkansas

Archaeology · Biology · Botany · Cucurbita · Domestication · Geography · Gourd · Phytolith · Pollen · Squash · Ecology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Horticulture · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Silicon Effects in Agriculture

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Unique citing works39
Citations per year1,22
Citation span1994 - 2024 (31)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 37
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