"Plant Evidence," by Karen R. Adams and Malaina L. Brown
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Part | Description |
| Beans | Phaseolus vulgaris | cotyledon or bean half (n = 5) | Specimens average 10.6 mm in length, 5.8 mm in width, and 2.0 mm in thickness. |
| Gourd | Lagenaria siceraria | rind fragment (n = 2) | Fragments have a characteristic cross-section pattern with a layer of long, thin cells just below the epidermis. |
| Maize | Zea mays | cob fragment (n = 64) | These portions of cobs, complete around the circumference, have: an average row number of 10.6 (range = 8-16 rows); an average cob segment length of 2.3 cm (range = 0.7-3.9 cm); slightly more cobs that are elliptical in cross section (n = 39) than are round (n = 25); and cupules with an average width of 5.8 mm (range = 3-8 mm), based on 11 separate cobs. |
| kernel (n = 262) | Kernels average 8.2 mm in length, 7.9 mm in width, and 2.7 mm in thickness. | ||
| shank segment (n = 2) | Shank segments support the ear. Each has 1 or 2 nodes, average 1.0 cm in length, and are no more than 1.0 cm in diameter. | ||
| meal cake fragment (n = 27) | Meal cakes are composed of a ground-up organic material, very densely compacted, and somewhat layered. They measure up to 9 cm in length by 6 cm in width by 2.5 cm in thickness, and some are curved or slightly curved as if once pressed against the inside of a pot or molded with the hands. No recognizable seeds or seed coats remain. Considered likely to be a carbohydrate, such as maize. | ||
| Squash | Cucurbita pepo | seed (n = 10) | Seeds exhibit the smooth margin and body characteristic of this species. |
| rind fragment (n = 1) | The rind cross section pattern has isodiametric cells below the epidermis. | ||
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