THE MEDIEVAL CEREALS AND WEEDS FROM SCHOOL ROAD, ALCESTER.
Author(s): L C Moffett
Samples were taken for charred plant remains from an area believed to be near a medieval pottery kiln. The samples produced two types of free-threshing wheat as well as rye, barley and, probably, oats. Arable weeds were also present and included whole flowers of stinkingmayweed (Anthemis cotula). One of the wheats was a tetraploid species (Triticum turgidum or durum). This is an early (ca. 12TH Century) occurence of a wheat infrequently found on British Archaeological Sites. One of the samples was rich in remains and this might represent the rakings of a fire where chaff was used as tinder, perhaps in the pottery kiln.
- Report Number:
- 16/1986
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 5
- Keywords:
- Grain Plant Remains
