Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and pacay. Starch grain analysis of human dental remains should ...

When the water level in the Sea of Galilee dropped in 1989, archaeologists rushed to excavate Ohalo II, an ancient human settlement. On the floor of one hut they found a large, flat, basaltic stone.

Where should we start when we talk about everyone's favorite food group? Let's start with what counts as a grain and/or starch, then on to how they actually are good for you when eaten in moderation.

The submicroscopic structure of the starch grains of Zea mays and Triticum sativum was studied electron-optically from replicas made of internal, fracture surfaces. In corn starch, long cylindrical ...