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Welcome to Microfossil Research (email: info@microfossilrersearch.com)
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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Records of helminth parasites at archaeological sites in the New Guinea Highlands, from c. 18,000 yr BP, suggest Late Holocene presence of dogs and pigs |
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Plant microfossils reveal human activity in and around Hawaiian Island fishponds, including introduced Polynesian and European multi-cropping |
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Palaeoecological studies at four archaeological sites in the New Guinea Highlands document local vegetation histories and plant use from c. 18,000 cal BP to the recent past |
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Tracing the history of Māori horticulture and dogs (Canis familiaris) at two volcanic cone maunga pā, Auckland, New Zealand using microfossil and 14C analyses |
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Microfossil starch provides the first evidence for introduced taro (Colocasia esculenta) on the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, commencing c. 1800 cal. BP |
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Updated microfossil and 14C analyses of Ifugao Rice Terraces, Philippine Cordilleras, reveal early taro and rice cultivation, and new parasite discoveries |
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