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Welcome to Microfossil Research
Microfossil Research Ltd is a consulting and research company specializing in the identification and interpretation of microscopic plant material.
As well as promoting our services, a primary aim of this website is to provide a reference for publications relating to research we have been involved in.
Dr Mark Horrocks
Director
 Xylem cells of elephant yam  Starch grains of potato viewed in cross-polarized light |
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Recent Publications
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A short note on banana (Musa) phytoliths in Lapita, immediately post-Lapita and modern period archaeological deposits from Vanuatu |
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Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and banana (Musa sp.) microfossils in deposits from the Kona Field System, Island of Hawaii |
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Plant microfossil analysis of deposits from Te Niu, Rapa Nui, demonstrates forest disruption c. AD 1300 and subsequent dryland multi-cropping |
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Field survey, sedimentology and plant microfossil analysis of sediment cores from possible cultivation sites at Tolaga Bay, eastern North Island, New Zealand |
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Sediment, soil and plant microfossil analysis of Maori gardens at Anaura Bay, eastern North Island, New Zealand: comparison with descriptions made in 1769 by Captain Cook’s expedition |
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Palynology: its position in the field of forensic science |
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