Consider the upper part of a small silicle of *Rapistrum rugosum* Yoel On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Brinkkemper, Otto < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > > > Attached are two photos of a strange seed (or fruit?) that has posed > several Dutch archaeobotanists for unsurmountable identification problems > (me being the first of them...). Any hints for the identification of this > object (which has been dried, which MIGHT have caused some of the > remarkable features) are welcome. The largest dimension is 2.0 mm. It comes > from a cesspit dated 1475-1525. > > > > With best wishes, > > > > oTTo > > > > Dr. O. Brinkkemper > > Archaeobotanist > > Cultural Heritage Agency > > P.O.Box 1600 > > 3800 BP Amersfoort > > the Netherlands > -- Yoel Melamed The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel Phone: 03-5318245