Figure 6
From: Phytolith evidence for the pastoral origins of multi-cropping in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq)
A plot of average morphometric values, R and W, for each Khani Masi interdigitating multicellular structure (red and yellow) compared to values reported by Lu et al.77 (light gray circles and triangles). W (x-axis) is the long cell (elongate) ending length (Table S6, criteria 4), and R (y-axis) is the ratio of processes amplitude to endings (Table S6, criteria 5). The distribution of Khani Masi multicells with exclusively ‘finger-type’ long cell endings (yellow) falls completely with the normal distribution ellipse for broomcorm millet as reported by Lu et al.77 (dark gray). All points represent average values with standard deviation error bars. Khani Masi (red and yellow) point size indicates the level (I–III) of the η-type undulation pattern. Normal distribution ellipses are colored by broomcorn millet (dark gray), foxtail millet (blue), all Khani Masi multicells (red), and only Khani Masi multicells with ‘finger-type’ long cell endings (yellow). Figure modified from Lu et al.77.
