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Musaubach, María Gabriela  
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Plos, Anabela  
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Babot, Maria del Pilar  
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2017-08-30T11:44:54Z  
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2012-10  
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Musaubach, María Gabriela; Plos, Anabela; Babot, Maria del Pilar; Differentiation of archaeological maize (Zea mays L.) from native wild grasses based on starch grain morphology. Cases from the Central Pampas of Argentina; Elsevier; Journal of Archaeological Science; 40; 2; 10-2012; 1186-1193  
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0305-4403  
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/23282  
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This paper presents, for the first time, a detailed study, from an archaeological perspective, of the morphological characteristics of the starch grains within the kernels of selected native wild grasses found in the Central Pampas of Argentina. We compared native wild grasses to maize starch grains, which can be distinguished from each other based on their size, shape and other attributes. The majority of the studied grains did not share morphological characteristics with maize starch grains. Considering this, it can be said that, if irregular and polyhedral grains with transverse or radial fissures dominate the starch assemblage, maize identification may be done on the basis of both morphology and size. Additionally, this research contributes to the characterization of the starch grains of the Panicoideae subfamily, which includes maize. Several classes of simple and compound starch grains are described and defined for native species of Pooideae, Chloridoideae, Arundinoideae, and Panicoideae subfamilies. The results obtained may constitute a baseline for the future determination of maize and wild grass use in archaeological contexts belonging to Middle/Late Holocene hunter gatherers in the Pampas of Argentina and neighboring areas.  
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application/pdf  
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eng  
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Elsevier  
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess  
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/  
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Archaeobotany  
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Central Pampas of Argentina  
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Maize  
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Wild Grases  
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Starch  
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Arqueología  
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Historia y Arqueología  
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HUMANIDADES  
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Differentiation of archaeological maize (Zea mays L.) from native wild grasses based on starch grain morphology. Cases from the Central Pampas of Argentina  
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article  
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo  
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion  
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2017-08-29T15:39:35Z  
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40  
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2  
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1186-1193  
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Países Bajos  
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Amsterdam  
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Fil: Musaubach, María Gabriela. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Museo Etnográfico "Juan B. Ambrosetti"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina  
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Fil: Plos, Anabela. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División de Plantas Vasculares; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina  
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Fil: Babot, Maria del Pilar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucuman. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Arqueología y Museo; Argentina  
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Journal of Archaeological Science  
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.026  
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440312004281