PLANT REMAINS FROM NEWCASTLE CROWN COURT, TYNE AND WEAR.
Author(s): J P Huntley
Fifty five samples, containing both carbonised and waterlogged plant remains, from medieval, urban deposits were analysed. Multi-variate data analytical techniques split the samples into seven broad groups which were interpreted as follows. Three were too botanically poor for interpretation. Three, with principally carbonised wheat, barley and oat caryopses indicate use of cereals on-site but not their specific use in the contexts sampled. The waterlogged seeds (elderberry and blackberry) in these samples could have been contamination but are thought more likely to represent differential preservation under partially waterlogged conditions.The final group of samples contained well-preserved waterlogged material. The contexts represent spatial and temporal variation in dumping of organic material, and mixing with riverine silts. There was evidence of cloth dyeing (flax and weld) but the plant remains could have been prior to use or waste.
- Report Number:
- 84/1988
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 28
- Keywords:
- Plant Remains
