Dear Wiebke, I too can confirm that your items are Arrhenatherum tubers. Best wishes, Mark Robinson ________________________________________ From: The archaeobotany mailing list [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wiebke Kirleis [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 11 May 2010 07:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: arrhenaterum bulbs Dear all, Many thanks for all the helpful comments on Arrhenaterum. You will hear more about our neolithic findings and else at the IWGP in Wilhelmshaven! Cheers, Wiebke -- Prof. Dr. Wiebke Kirleis Juniorprofessor for Environmental Archaeology Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel Graduate School Human Development in Landscapes/ Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology letters: Olshausenstrasse 40 | D-24098 Kiel | Germany parcels: Olshausenstrasse 40 | D-24118 Kiel | Germany office: Johanna-Mestorf-Strasse 2-6 | D-24118 Kiel | Germany Phone: 0049 (0)431/880-3173 Fax: 0049 (0)431/880-7300