THE CHARACTER AND CONTENTS OF PEAT DEPOSITS FOUND AT STINSFORD, DORCHESTER, DORSET.
Author(s): R G Scaife
Valley/topogenous peat deposits were located at Stinsford Slot during construction of the new Dorchester by-pass. These peat deposits were sampled and analysed for plant macrofossils with the aim of providing seeds for radiocarbon dating by the Oxford accelerator. Seeds were scarce but those recovered suggest a flora typical of lowland nutrient rich herbaceous fen. This vegetation comprised largely grasses and sedges with a group of typically associated fen plants. These included Gipsy-wort and yellow flag. Seeds of the latter were submitted for radiocarbon assay.
- Report Number:
- 167/1988
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 14
- Keywords:
- Environmental Studies Plant Remains
