IPSWICH, SUFFOLK: PLANT MACROFOSSILS FROM SITES IAS 3104 (BUTTERMARKET), IAS 3201 (ABC CINEMA) AND IAS 5203 (GREYFRIARS ROAD)
Author(s): P Murphy
At 1AS 3104 a burnt 11th century cellar produced large deposits of charred malt, of barley and oats, which had been coarsely ground, ready for wort production and brewing. A Middle Saxon Ipswich ware kiln at the site was fuelled with broom and oak. Other contexts sampled were predominantly latrine-pit fills. Samples from pit fills and other features at 1AS 3201 were assessed. Of note was a 10th century pit fill with burnt structural wood, charred whole crab-apples and fused masses of charred hop fruits. The evidence for malting and brewing activities at 3104 and 3201 is discussed. At 1AS 5203 Middle-Late Saxon pits produced very diverse assemblages of charred material considered to be bonfire debris including hedge trimmings, spoilt hay, bracken and heather. Charred sprouted cereals from an 11th century cellar are thought to be spoilt grain rather than malt.
- Report Number:
- 33/1991
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 20
- Keywords:
- Plant Remains
