Great idea and I'm willing to help on this. It might also be worth considering including a brief note on significant insects remains, especially fly pupae as indicators of sewage/cess pits given they are so common in mineralised deposits - as per Davids entertaining talk on Saturday! To Wendy Smith - Mark Robinson had great samples with fruit peel (mostly probably apple given the associated seeds) from Silchester. Ruth On 03/03/2008, Sarpaki Anaya <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > This is good thinking and going to be extremely useful Wendy! Good luck > with the funding and when I start working on the mineralised material from > Malia, I will keep you posted and of course I will need your expert advice. > > All the best for the funding, > Anaya > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* wendy carruthers <[log in to unmask]> > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Sent:* Monday, March 03, 2008 11:59 AM > *Subject:* ID Guide for Mineralised Plant Remains > > I am thinking of writing a guide to the identification of mineralised > plant macrofossils, if I can get funding. Is anyone else doing this, please? > > Best Wishes, > > Wendy > > > > > > Wendy Carruthers > > Freelance Archaeobotanist > > Sawmills House > > Castellau > > Llantrisant > > R.C.T. > > Wales > > CF72 8LQ > > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.3/1307 - Release Date: 2/3/2008 > 3:59 μμ > >