Crossing the Borders: New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials from the Caribbean

Fabaceae 2 6 1 1 10 50%
Phaseolus vulgaris 1 1 12.5%
Maranta arundinacea 1 2 3 25%
Not identi¤ed 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 —
Total grains 28 21 3 5 17 ca. 502 10 8 ca. 594
Species richness 2 4 1 1 3 5 5 2 5 — —
1
The ubiquity in Table 11.2 refers to the occurrence of a reliably identi¤ed taxa between the analyzed samples (there may more than one simple per analyzed tool); tentative
identi¤cations are excluded from consideration.
2
To determine species richness per sample only the secure identi¤cations are considered; tentative or insecure simples are excluded.
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