Table S4. Archaeological Cucurbita phytolith size data from Ecuador used for domestication rate estimates

species / site / Level / age estimate / N / average length / SD length / N / average thickness / SD thickness
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / Unit 1: 3-10 cm / -2300 / 15 / 86 / 11.5213 / 13 / 70 / 8.393336
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / 10-20 cm / -4775 / 16 / 88 / 11.32509 / 16 / 77 / 12.4576
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / 20-30cm / -6120 / 18 / 88 / 10.98883 / 15 / 73 / 10.6572
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / 30-40 cm / -7000 / 18 / 90 / 15.9338 / 14 / 75 / 15.26377
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / 50-60cm / -7200 / 24 / 88 / 13.34925 / 19 / 75 / 15.72259
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / Unit 1: 60-70 cm / -9000 / 33 / 83 / 15.36681 / 27 / 70 / 11.00952
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / Unit E4: 110-120 cm / -8200 / 16 / 83 / 14.72262 / 14 / 72 / 15.26377
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / Unit 1: 70-80 cm / -10800 / 32 / 79 / 16.18616 / 17 / 68 / 12.26351
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / 80-90 cm / -10900 / 24 / 77 / 14.37612 / 17 / 63 / 10.03378
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Site M54A-67 / 90-100 cm / -11000 / 13 / 73 / 10.19191 / 6 / 63 / 11.83707
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Vegas site 80 / F.95 / -9600 / 9 / 64 / 13.46788 / 3 / 55 / 23.04188
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Vegas site 80 / F.8-9 / -9230 / 51 / 72 / 12.5636 / 45 / 55 / 9.005877
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Vegas site 80 / E.8-9 / -8285 / 66 / 86 / 15.4614 / 32 / 68 / 12.3208
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Vegas site 80 / G.10-11 / -6900 / 52 / 78 / 10.75507 / 41 / 63 / 8.292351
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Vegas site 80 / GH.8-9 / -6035 / 12 / 94 / 15.95846 / 6 / 78 / 12.23164
Cucurbitaecuadorensis / Vegas site 80 / Feature 1 / -4630 / 8 / 96 / 16.85867 / 4 / 74 / 15.54341