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  • Deciphering the culture found in prehistoric plants

    Feb 5, 2020 12:30 pm by WILL SCHOELL AND TIFFANY JOLLEYArchaeological Survey
    Mary King, Mary Simon, and Kimberly Schaefer examining a possible wooden mortar

    ISAS archaeobotanists Mary King, Mary Simon, and Kimberly Schaefer examining a possible wooden mortar (large basin for grinding corn). Photo credit: Illinois State Archaeological Survey

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    Archaeobotanists at the Illinois State Archaeological Survey study ancient plant remains with the goal of understanding how humans used plants in the past. 

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