Medieval Charred Plant Remains from Whitegate Farm, Bleadon, North Somerset
Author(s): Wendy Smith
This report presents the results of the archaeobotanical analysis of Medieval charred plant remains from the 1997 Avon Archaeological Unit excavations at Whitegate Farm, Bleadon. Three samples from ditch deposits were dominated by cereal grain and weed seeds and could have been derived from a number of possible sources of rubbish, such as kitchen waste, floor litter, or thatch. The weed assemblage recovered is typical of arable crops and includes limited evidence for cultivation of heavier soils, possibly in damp or wet conditions. The recovery of hazel nutshell fragments from one context provides limited evidence for the possibility of scrub or hedgerows in the vicinity of the site.
- Report Number:
- 56/2003
- Series:
- CfA Reports
- Pages:
- 16
- Keywords:
- Environmental Studies Grain, Carbonised Medieval Plant Remains
