Fanny
have you considered that it may be bark? I get bark in some samples,
particularly those I interpret as being roots that have carbonized in
situ underground.
nic
Fanny Moutarde wrote:
>
> Dear members of the list,
> We are working on the determination of an artefact made of wood, coming from
> a peruvian archaeological site. The conservation is very bad so it's very
> dificult to get good cuts. I attach to this mail the best foto I could take
> of the transversal cut. Apparently, what we see is an alternance of very
> short rays and parenchyma o sclerenchyma cells. We haven't notice presence
> of vessels. It seems to be a very primitive wood (if it's a wood). Does
> anyone have already see such anatomical structures? We are also looking for
> histological cuts of tree ferns, such as Cycadaceae, to see if it looks like
> that.
> We hope this foto will record something to somebody.
> Thanks by advance.
> Fanny Moutarde
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