Try Euphorbia helioscopia? Allan On 24 February 2012 14:37, Mauro Buonincontri < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear all, > > can anyone help me with the identification of these seeds? The remains > come from a Roman river harbour in Tuscany and found in ploughing layers > dated to the 4th c AD. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > > All the best! > > Mauro > > -- > Mauro Paolo Buonincontri, PhD Student > > Laboratorio di Storia della vegetazione ed Anatomia del legno > Lab of Vegetation history and Wood anatomy > http://www.charcoalab.unina.it > tel: +390812539237 > fax: +390817760104 > mobile: +393472356838 > > Dipartimento Arboricoltura Botanica e Patologia Vegetale > Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II > Via Università 100, Portici (NA) I-80055 > -- Dr Allan Hall, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Archaeology, University of York, King's Manor, York YO1 7EP, UK +44 1904 324950 (fax 323902) mob. 07745 730346 http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/academic-staff/allan-hall/ Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education 2011 University of York disclaimer: http://www.york.ac.uk/docs/disclaimer/email.htm Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.