PLANT REMAINS FROM EWANRIGG, CUMBRIA.
Author(s): J P Huntley
Carbonised plant remains were recovered from excavations of the Bronze Age cemetery and adjacent settlement at Ewanrigg, Cumbria. Three groups of samples were defined. The first had very few remains present and little interpretation may be offered. The second was dominated by barley, some at least 6-row, and chaff in the form of culm nodes and wheat glume bases. These latter were predominantly spelt. One sample has been interpreted as a small, local grain store and the others as indicating possible threshing/ parching of spelt in the vicinity. The third group of samples was dominated by oats and has been radio-carbon dated to the 8th/10th century A.D., it was probably from a drying kiln. The plant remains demonstrate that settlement at this site has been for a longer period than at first thought and that there have been changes in the cereals used.
- Report Number:
- 85/1988
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 17
- Keywords:
- Plant Remains
