TY - JOUR
T1 - Fire-cracked limestone and corn processing
AU - Wisseman, Sarah U.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Although there is some indirect archaeological evidence for alkali processing of corn in the Midwest by the Mississippian period, there is widespread disagreement about the details of the processing. This paper presents a series of experiments on the production of limewater by boiling and soaking fire-cracked limestone vs. secondary burning, crushing, and soaking methods. Changes in alkalinity are measured using a Hanna pH meter.
AB - Although there is some indirect archaeological evidence for alkali processing of corn in the Midwest by the Mississippian period, there is widespread disagreement about the details of the processing. This paper presents a series of experiments on the production of limewater by boiling and soaking fire-cracked limestone vs. secondary burning, crushing, and soaking methods. Changes in alkalinity are measured using a Hanna pH meter.
KW - ISAS
UR - http://www.library.illinois.edu/proxy/go.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asn&AN=66785008&site=eds-live&scope=site
M3 - Article
SN - 1050-8244
VL - 22
SP - 610
EP - 618
JO - Illinois Archaeology: Journal of the Illinois Archaeology Survey
JF - Illinois Archaeology: Journal of the Illinois Archaeology Survey
IS - 2
ER -