THE ARCHAEOBOTANY OF THE SALT-WORKING SITE OF UPWICH, DROITWICH, WORCESTERSHIRE

Author(s): J R A Greig

The Upwich excavations, the archaeobotanical results from which are described here, took place on the site of the main salt well at Droitwich. There were especially valuable groups of waterlogged cereal remains which show the importance of rivet wheat and rye among the cereals grown, making useful comparison with the results from the study of charred cereal remains from a number of midland sites (Moffett 1991). There were also varied floras representing aquatic, wetland, cornfield weed, grassland, woodland and scrub vegetations. This provides information on the use of products from the surrounding countryside and on its landscape.

Report Number:
39/1992
Series:
AML Reports (New Series)
Pages:
27
Keywords:
Environmental Studies Plant Remains

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