IPSWICH, SUFFOLK: PLANT MACROFOSSILS FROM MIDDLE SAXON TO EARLY MEDIEVAL CONTEXTS AT SITES IAS 4201, 4601, 4801 AND 5701.
Author(s): P Murphy
Plant macrofossils, predominantly carbonised andmineralised, from Middle Saxon to medieval contexts atthese four sites are listed, described and discussed.Noteworthy samples came from a Middle Saxon pit, 0192,and a burnt early Medieval cellar, 0676, both at site4601. 0192 produced abundant carbonised remains ofgrassland plants, arable weeds, cereal cleaning wasteand brushwood in association with charred insects (dungbeetles and phytophages), and other burnt animalremains. The remains of grassland plants (interpretedas hay) and dung beetles show that livestock were keptin the vicinity. The cellar 0676 contained very large deposits of cleaned oats (Avena sativa). Charcoal from this feature provided information on the building's structure.
- Report Number:
- 225/1987
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 56
- Keywords:
- Environmental Studies
