Hi Mark and your botanist. Thanks for trying. I have looked through a great number of seed guides with no luck. Adam
> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:44:40 +0000
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> Subject: Re: mystery privy find- botanical or parasitic
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Sorry Adam, Our botanist doesn't recognize them either ...
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> Mark C. Branstner, RPA
> Historical Archaeologist
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> Illinois State Archaeological Survey
> Prairie Research Institute
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> 209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
> 23 East Stadium Drive
> Champaign, IL 61820
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> "As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their
> faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving
> only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their
> cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste
> of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to
> make plans." - E. Hemingway
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> On 8/31/12 10:32 AM, "adam heinrich" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >The black download button halfway down the page gives a captcha and then
> >asks if you wish to download or save the file. It is working for me if
> >you can find that download button. I could attach the images
> >off-listserve.
> >
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >Adam
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:28:17 +0000
> >> From: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: mystery privy find- botanical or parasitic
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >> Not working for me ... The file spec on the screen says 0KB, so it
> >>doesnąt
> >> look like its there.
> >>
> >> __________________________________
> >>
> >> Mark C. Branstner, RPA
> >> Historical Archaeologist
> >>
> >> Illinois State Archaeological Survey
> >> Prairie Research Institute
> >> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> >> 209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
> >> 23 East Stadium Drive
> >> Champaign, IL 61820
> >>
> >> Phone: 217.244.0892
> >> Fax: 217.244.7458
> >> Cell: 217.549.6990
> >> [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >> "As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their
> >> faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving
> >> only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their
> >> cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste
> >> of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to
> >> make plans." - E. Hemingway
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/31/12 10:22 AM, "adam heinrich" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi all,
> >> >I am in the process of sorting a flotation sample and came across some
> >> >things that I have not been able to identify through seed guides or by
> >> >reaching out to a few botanical folks. They are roughly the size of
> >> >tomato and raspberry seeds and they range from circular to squarish,
> >>with
> >> >some are even hexagonal. They have a central "nipple" with a circular
> >> >ring of small bumps around it. The reverse sides appear envelope-like
> >> >where the edges fold over. Two photos of the objects are at:
> >> >http://www.filedropper.com/img5034 and
> >> >http://www.filedropper.com/img5033
> >> >
> >> >If the file sharing site is scary, I am happy to send the pictures as
> >>an
> >> >attachment since the listserve does not allow them. In order to see the
> >> >images, they are downloaded via the gray-black oval that says "download
> >> >this file."
> >> >
> >> >As mentioned, I have not been able to find seeds that matched. They
> >>seem
> >> >to resemble tape worm eggs, but not closely enough and they are too
> >>large
> >> >to be them as far as I can make out.
> >> >
> >> >Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
> >> >
> >> >Thank you, Adam Heinrich
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
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