McCown Archaeobotany Laboratory Reports
Parent: Archaeological Research Facility
eScholarship stats: History by Item for June through September, 2026
| Item | Title | Total requests | 2026-09 | 2026-08 | 2026-07 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6mm4m9sw | <em>Capsicum</em> spp. at the Preceramic Sites of Huaca Prieta and Paredones, Chicama Valley, Peru | 272 | 118 | 88 | 41 | 25 |
| 2wp4q4r0 | 91. Microscope Photography, Measurement and Image Stacking | 243 | 66 | 38 | 49 | 90 |
| 6tf7c79b | 89. Attribute Guidelines for Chenopodium Identification | 238 | 85 | 94 | 24 | 35 |
| 96g8c5z8 | A Manual for Building a Mechanized Flotation Machine, Modified from the SMAP machine First Described by Patty Jo Watson in 1976 | 218 | 65 | 53 | 48 | 52 |
| 9qh1h652 | 92. Andean Parenchyma Reference Collection | 215 | 62 | 42 | 35 | 76 |
| 2gz2c29m | 90. Pearsall Ecuadorian Comparative Wood Reference Collection: Scanning Electron Micrographs of Charred Samples (Part 1) | 207 | 47 | 43 | 39 | 78 |
| 8pb7d4r0 | Towards Interpreting Ancient Maize: Experiment in Charring | 205 | 52 | 56 | 35 | 62 |
| 71j0b61x | Reconstructing Household Activities at Catalhoyuk: A Paleoethnobotanical Investigation | 193 | 49 | 72 | 21 | 51 |
| 91704422 | Fuel Use and Landscape in the Peruvian Andes: A Study from the Mantaro Valley | 185 | 56 | 40 | 33 | 56 |
| 6gm6t5ng | Feasting in Tiwanaku | 180 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 56 |
| 4vh6g3wt | Botanical Remains From the Calchaqui Archaeological Project 1990 | 179 | 40 | 54 | 32 | 53 |
| 1hc5r50x | Informe: Chiji Jawira | 177 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 54 |
| 3sr0r14r | 90. Pearsall Ecuadorian Comparative Wood Reference Collection: Scanning Electron Micrographs of Charred Samples (Part 2) | 174 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 73 |
| 4gg9m8rg | Compilation of Phytolith and Starch Images of Taxa Relevant to the Contemporary Caribbean | 171 | 65 | 32 | 22 | 52 |
| 13f1m71h | Informe: Lower Tiwanaku Valley Survey Sites | 164 | 40 | 45 | 26 | 53 |
| 50d604s3 | 88. Field Starch Extraction from Ground Stone: Experiment and Protocol Recommendations | 163 | 55 | 62 | 19 | 27 |
| 1hg525b9 | Macrobotanical Analysis of Flotation Samples from the Agricultural Sector, Machu Picchu | 159 | 51 | 40 | 24 | 44 |
| 2x83s15w | Sampling at Catalhoyuk: The Theory and Methodology of Archaeobotanical Sampling | 156 | 47 | 47 | 18 | 44 |
| 6s4429tb | Proyecto Arqueologico Taraco (Taraco Archaeological Project) 2000: Guide to Field and Laboratory Operations | 151 | 44 | 26 | 47 | 34 |
| 39w7x4dz | Evidence for the Domestication of Chenopodium in the Andes | 133 | 33 | 41 | 22 | 37 |
| 1jm769gd | Identifying Prehispanic Wood from Archaeological Contexts in Andean Argentina | 115 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 39 |
| 7fk4c15j | Proyecto Arqueologico Taraco (Taraco Archaeological Project) 1996: Guide to Field and Laboratory Operations | 115 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 33 |
| 65n7x77b | Phytolith Sample Collection & Processing Procedure | 105 | 43 | 36 | 11 | 15 |
| 3tx18559 | Reconstruction of Bread Samples Excavated in Százhalombatta-Földvár, Hungary | 104 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 26 |
| 6p84b1hs | New Evidence for Ritual and Other Activities at Chiripa | 101 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 24 |
| 07s547kn | Catalhoynk Archaeobotany Procedures | 96 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 30 |
| 5p3392nv | An Experiment in Maize Processing and Charring | 95 | 32 | 43 | 8 | 12 |
| 8sh4f2t1 | Palaeoethnobotany Laboratory Report for Chiripa | 95 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 40 |
| 22b8t1mq | A Comparison of Two Phytolith Extraction Techniques for Archaeological Sediment Samples | 91 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 21 |
| 4mm9c8k3 | Pachacamac, Peru Archaeological Capsicum Seed Analysis | 89 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 25 |
| 5g0504vd | Pampa Grande, Argentina <em>Capsicum</em> Analysis | 87 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 12 |
| 92n2t22b | Analysis of Macrobotanical Remains from Structure 13M-2 at the Site of T’isil | 87 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 18 |
| 5f58q5kv | General Lab Rules Paleoethnobotany | 86 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 18 |
| 013900r6 | Analysis of Macrobotanical Remains from Cerro Palenque, Site CR-157 | 85 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 24 |
| 7rv900pj | Pachacamac Archaeological <em>Capsicum</em> seed analysis II | 85 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 16 |
| 0sg023vj | Ethnobotanical Frequency Variation for the Pre-Inca and Inca Periods at the Site of Hatunmarca | 83 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 15 |
| 5z99g336 | Maize Measurement Guide used by the Berkeley Paleoethnobotany Lab | 82 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 13 |
| 8x19476h | Effects of Extended Sonication and Deflocculation on Starch Recovery from Stone Tools | 80 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 20 |
| 54v7529t | Archaeobotany Laboratory Manual: Procedures and Rules | 78 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 20 |
| 7j87w7rn | Parr Dry Ash Procedure: Phytolith Extraction Laboratory Report | 76 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 13 |
| 3jq2c10w | The Andean Maize Collection | 75 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 24 |
| 3s35m55g | Flot Procedure: Proyecto Arqueologico Calchaqui, 1990 | 75 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 23 |
| 6zr2b809 | Standard Protocol for Preparing Carbonized Archaeological Plant Remains | 75 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 9 |
| 9mg37458 | Archaeobotanical Analysis of the Chiripa Site in Bolivia | 74 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 17 |
| 3st52313 | Protocol for Recovering Starch Grains from Lithic Tools | 70 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 18 |
| 74z5g5rt | <em>Capsicum</em> Spp. Project Procedure for Seed Photography | 70 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 15 |
| 9w73t4tx | Preliminary Analysis of Botanical Remains from Lukurmata, Bolivia: A Tiwanaku Regional Center | 70 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| 0ct957tg | SEM Micrographs of wood from the Mantaro Valley, Peru | 69 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 23 |
| 9hx353db | National Geographic Archaeobotanical at Catalhoyuk | 68 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 13 |
| 9cm227zd | Phytolith Extraction Guidelines for Modern Plant Comparative Material | 67 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 13 |
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