MEDIEVAL CHARRED PLANT REMAINS AND CHARCOAL FROM SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE, DORSET

Author(s): Wendy Smith

This report presents the results of the archaeobotanical analysis of charred plant remains from the 1998 - 1999 excavations by Stewart Brown Associates at Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset. The assemblage, which dates to the late 12th/ early 13th-century, is believed to be kitchen waste and is dominated by cereal grain and weed seeds. A charcoal assemblage from one context was also studied.

Report Number:
70/2001
Series:
CfA Reports
Pages:
20
Keywords:
Charcoal Environmental Studies Grain, Carbonised Plant Remains

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