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Master_Sample_Number 6-S21-5666-5225
Sample Volume 17.0
Charcoal Volume 7.0
Family Fabaceae (ex. Leguminosae)
Family Name Common Pea Family
Specimen Description Scorpiurus muricatus [L.] - seed
Species Scorpiurus muricatus [L.]
Part seed
Species Common Name Prickly Scorpion’s-tail
Total of Complete 2
Total of Partial 5
Site Heit el-Ghurab
Excavation Area BB
Feature Number 5666
Feature Type Other, Misc.
Feature Type (Note) Sand-rich
Feature Description black/brown slightly greasy deposit in room 4, under 5612 and 5614
Excavation Year 2002
Botanist Initials CJM
Botanist Name Claire Malleson
Suggested Citation

Claire Malleson, Rebekah Miracle. (2018) "Bot. Spec. 16592 from Africa/Egypt/Giza/Heit el-Ghurab/BB/Feat. 5666". In Giza Botanical Database. Claire Malleson, Rebekah Miracle (Ed). Released: 2018-10-22. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/24299ba2-e4b3-444b-bc41-27a395d12d9b> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2cn7cm58

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