Morphometric analysis of inflorescence phytoliths produced byAvena sativa L. andAvena strigos schreb |
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Authors: | Marta Portillo Terry Ball Jason Manwaring |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dept. de Prehistòria, Història Antiga i Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona, c/ Baldiri Reixac, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;(2) Department of Ancient Scrip-ture, 375A JSB, Brigham Young University, 84602 Provo, Utah, USA |
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Abstract: | Morphometric analysis, the study of measurements of size and shape, has the potential to be an effective tool for phytolith analysis. This study reports the first attempt to apply the methodology to oats. In particular, this study was designed to determine if morphometric analysis could adequately discriminate between phytoliths produced in the inflorescence bracts of two species of oats, Avena sativa L. and Avena strigosa Schreb. Results indicate that while the taxa produce the same types of phytoliths, those phytoliths have significantly different measurements of size and shape. This suggests the technique has the potential to become a powerful research tool for investigators working in the wide variety of disciplines that utilize phytolith analysis. |
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Keywords: | Phytoliths morphometric analysis oats Avena sativa Avena strigosa |
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