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In case anyone wanted closure about the identification of the mystery botanical objects, Julian Weithold from INRAP in France identified them as calyx remains of red currants (Ribes rubrum). He is not on the listserve, so I also appreciate whoever forwarded the message to him.
Sincerely, Adam Heinrich
> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:23:05 -0400
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> Subject: Re: mystery privy find- botanical or parasitic
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> Hi Adam,
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> We do a lot of botanical and parasite work from privies and these don't look
> like what we identify. Could they be gastropod operculum (opercula?)?
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> Heather
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> Heather Trigg, Ph.D.
> Research Scientist
> Fiske Center for Archaeological Research
> University of Massachusetts Boston
> Boston, MA 02125
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> Phone: 617 287 6838
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> On 8/31/12 11:22 AM, "adam heinrich" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > 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
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> > 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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