Excavations at West Amesbury Farm: Medieval and Post-Medieval Charred Plant Remains
Author(s): Ruth Pelling
Excavations at West Amesbury Farm focused on the prehistoric landscape of the south eastern corner of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. An unexpected find of a sizable post medieval grain deposit within a ditch and pit provides evidence for the more recent arable activity within the landscape. The assemblage was dominated by free-threshing wheat grain. Scattered medieval and post medieval arable crop remains were also encountered in several of the prehistoric feature fills, demonstrating the importance of direct dating of such material.
- Report Number:
- 27/2019
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 18
- Keywords:
- Archaeobotany Post Medieval
