Dear Peter
Possibly Ribes sp. that have lost their outer seed coat as part of the mineralisation process.
Kind regards
Gill
Gill Campbell Head of Environmental Studies
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From: The archaeobotany mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Henriksen, Peter Steen
Sent: 22 January 2016 10:08
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Subject: Help with seed ID
Dear all
I have found these mineralized seeds in a pit from a Viking age settlement.
They look like Najas, but it would be very strange to find Najas seeds there. Are there any other suggestions?
Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
Peter Steen Henriksen
Museumsinspektør / Curator
Miljøarkæologi og Materialeforskning / Environmental Archaeology and Materials Science
Telefon / Phone +45 41 20 61 79
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