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I would concur with the remains being small tubers rather than seeds.

Terry Spurgeon

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Dear Lucie,

I think these are little lovely tubers rather than seeds

With best regards

Lucy

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Lucie Martin schreef op 2017-03-27 10:23:

Dear members,

 

I have many of these...seeds? most of the time carbonized, sometimes mineralized (cf. picture 2).

It comes from Chalcolithic layers in the South Caucasus (Georgia), dated to approx. 4600-4400 Cal. BC.

The site is a small rock-shelter, very close to a river, at 1700 m ASL.

 

Would anyone have an idea of what that might be??

Thanks,

Best regards,

 

Lucie

 

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