BARTON BENDISH, NORFOLK: PLANT AND ANIMAL MACROFOSSILS FROM A RURAL MEDIEVAL SITE.
Author(s): P Murphy, A Locker
14th-16th century features produced assemblages of carbonised plant material, including remains of Triticum aestivum, Hordeum sp., Secale cereale, Avena sativa, Pisum sativum and Juglans regia. Some of the barley is thought to represent charred malt, and charred bread fragments were also recovered. Charred remains of Cladium mariscus and other fen plants were associated with partly burnt shells of marsh and freshwater snails, perhaps reflecting the use of sedge litter for kindling or fuel. Marine molluscs and bones of marine fish (herring, ?ling, plaice, flounder) indicate importation of foodstuffs from the coast, while the eel and ?pike bones reflect local freshwater fisheries.
- Report Number:
- 199/1988
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 19
- Keywords:
- Environmental Studies
