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Mary Jane Berman
Researcher at Miami University
Publications - 11
Citations - 520
Mary Jane Berman is an academic researcher from Miami University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Starch grain & Archipelago. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 11 publications receiving 473 citations.
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Starch Fossils and the Domestication and Dispersal of Chili Peppers (Capsicum spp. L.) in the Americas
Linda Perry,Ruth Dickau,Sonia Zarrillo,Irene Holst,Deborah M. Pearsall,Dolores R. Piperno,Dolores R. Piperno,Mary Jane Berman,Richard G. Cooke,Kurt Rademaker,Anthony J. Ranere,J. Scott Raymond,Daniel H. Sandweiss,Franz Scaramelli,Kay Tarble,James A. Zeidler +15 more
TL;DR: A genus-specific starch morphotype is reported that provides a means to identify chili peppers from archaeological contexts and trace both their domestication and dispersal.
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At the Crossroads: Starch Grain and Phytolith Analyses in Lucayan Prehistory
TL;DR: A broad-based plant diet that included maize and root/tuber crops was in place at least by the Archaic age in parts of the Greater Antilles and brought to the Bahamas, along with chilis, during its colonization by Ceramic age peoples.
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Plants, People, and Culture in the Prehistoric Central Bahamas: A View from the Three Dog Site, an Early Lucayan Settlement on San Salvador Island, Bahamas
TL;DR: Paleoethnobotanical remains from the Three Dog site (SS-21), an early Lucayan site located on San Salvador, Bahamas, are presented and compared to data from other prehistoric Caribbean sites as mentioned in this paper.