Frontiers in Earth Science, 2019 There has been much interest in the possibility that phytoliths might sequester substantial amounts of carbon and might continue to do so in soils and sediments after the death of the plant. This may contribute to mitigating climate change. However, this
Martin J. Hodson
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The microstratigraphy of middens: capturing daily routine in rubbish at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey [PDF]
, 2011 Microstratigraphy — the sequencing of detailed biological signals on site — is an important new approach being developed in the Çatalhöyük project. Here the authors show how microscopic recording of the strata and content of widespread middens on the ...
Almond, Matthew J. +3 more
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Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2023 Morphometric parameters of phytoliths are effectively applied in identifying fossil remains of cultivated grass species. The research of intraspecific trait variation it phytolith size and shape will expand the possibilities of applying morphometric ...
Marina Yu. Solomonova +4 more
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Past plant use in Jordan as revealed by archaeological and ethnoarchaeological phytolith signatures [PDF]
, 2011 Ninety-six phytolith samples were analysed from seven archaeological sites ranging from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic to the Classical period and from two ethnoarchaeological sites in Jordan.
Baker, A., Elliott, S., Jenkins, E.L.
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Translocation of Phytoliths Within Natural Soil Profiles in Northeast China
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Phytoliths are a reliable paleovegetation proxy and have made an important contribution to paleoclimatic studies. However, little is known about the depositional processes affecting soil phytoliths, which limits their use for paleoclimate and ...
Lidan Liu +13 more
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Towards FAIRer phytolith data (FAIR Phytoliths Project)
, 2021 Presentation for the Open Life Science Cohort 3 Graduation.
Lancelotti, Carla +2 more
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Abrasive, silica phytoliths and the evolution of thick molar enamel in primates, with implications for the diet of Paranthropus boisei. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Primates--including fossil species of apes and hominins--show variation in their degree of molar enamel thickness, a trait long thought to reflect a diet of hard or tough foods.
Diana Rabenold, Osbjorn M Pearson
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A Prehispanic Maya Pit Oven? Microanalysis of Fired Clay Balls from the Puuc Region, Yucatán, Mexico [PDF]
, 2013 This is a postprint (author's final draft) version of an article published in Journal of Archaeological Science in 2013. The final version of this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.10.014 (login may be required).
Berna, Francesco +2 more
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Distribution of phytoliths in plants: a review
Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 2019 Phytoliths are ergastic siliceous substances present abundantly within intercellular spaces as well as inside the cells of numerous plants. Being made up of silica, they are nondegradable and hence found preserved as microfossils in various substrata ...
Rajat Sharma, Vinod Kumar, Rakesh Kumar
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Carbon stable isotope analysis of cereal remains as a way to reconstruct water availability: preliminary results [PDF]
, 2011 Reconstructing past water availability, both as rainfall and irrigation, is important to answer questions about the way society reacts to climate and its changes and the role of irrigation in the development of social complexity.
AM Rosen +97 more
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