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seed  

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  • A variety of seeds may be preserved on archaeologcal sites by charring, grain impressions, or as a result of waterlogging. They may be the seeds of weed plants, fruits, pulses, or the grains of cereals.

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  • Kipfer, B. A. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York. P.502

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