Figure 2.

Mosaic of representative micro-debris found in Phoenician dental calculus by optical microscopy. (A) Triticeae starch granules and relative polarized image; (B) Aggregate of Triticeae starch grains and relative polarized images; (C) Modern reference of Triticum dicoccum L. starch; (D,E) Gymnosperm pollen grains; (F) Modern reference of gymnosperm pollen; (G) Fragment of feather barbule typical of Anseriformes; (H) Multiradiate non-glandular trichomes and unidentified fibers; (I) Damaged gymnosperm pollen grain. Each scale bar represents 40 µm.