ABCD: 1419

Poundbury 66-82 Dorchester

Site code:

1419

Site details:

Location: Poundbury 66-82, Dorchester, 1987, Dorset, England SY685911
Period: neolithic-post-roman
Category: defended settlement
Notes: mainly the 1976 excav. season, excavations outside the camp
Topography: lowland chalk down
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography

Monk M A. 1987. Archaeobotanical studies at Poundbury. 132-7 and fiches 5 and 6. In: Green C J (et al.). Excavations at Poundbury, Dorset 1966-82. Vol. 1: The settlements. Dorset Nat. Hist. Archaeol. Soc. Monograph 7. England, Dorset

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MAM - Monk, Mick A: Dept Archaeology, Cork

Sample: 1419a

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PH.NE:BA	com	pit, post hole & ditch fi	nr	late Neolithic/Bronze Age	?	?
Context integrity: ? Context preservation: bu Dating method: ? Dating validity: ? Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: -
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Cerealia pro c 7 1 cf. Cerealia pro c 3 1 cf. Corylus avellana pro c 17 2 cf. Vicia sp. pro c 1 1 Hordeum sp. pro c ! 8 1 Polygonum cf. lapathifolia pro c 1 1 Triticum cf. spelta pro c 1 1 Triticum sp. pro c 1 1 Triticum sp. rch c 1 1

Sample: 1419b

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PH.IA	com	pit and ditch fills & occ	nr	Iron Age	?	?
Context integrity: ? Context preservation: bu Dating method: ? Dating validity: ? Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: -
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Anthemis cotula pro c 1 1 Atriplex sp. pro c 19 2 Avena sp. pro c 6 1 Avena/Bromus sp. pro c 14 2 Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 12 2 Bromus sp. pro c 127 4 Carex sp. pro c 4 1 Cerealia clm c 39 3 Cerealia pro c 671 4 cf. Arenaria serpyllifolia pro c 3 1 cf. Avena sp. pro c 6 1 cf. Ballota nigra pro c 2 1 cf. Conium maculatum pro c 2 1 cf. Gramineae pro c 4 1 cf. Hordeum sp. pro c 4 1 cf. Lamium arvense pro c 18 2 cf. Lolium sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Medicago sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Medicago/Trifolium sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Pisum sativum pro c 5 1 cf. Potentilla sp. pro c 2 1 cf. Ranunculus sp. pro c 2 1 cf. Rumex acetosella pro c 4 1 cf. Rumex sp. pro c 4 1 cf. Secale cereale pro c 1 1 cf. Sonchus arvensis pro c 2 1 cf. Stellaria media pro c 4 1 cf. Vaccinium sp. pro c ! 15 2 cf. Vicia sp. pro c 4 1 Chenopodium cf. album pro c 3 1 Chenopodium sp. pro c 4 1 Cyperaceae pro c 3 1 Fumaria sp. pro c 1 1 Galium sp. pro c 32 3 Gramineae pro c 144 4 Hordeum sp. pro c ! 525 4 Hyoscyamus niger pro c 1 1 Juncus cf. gerardi pro c 1 1 Labiatae pro c 1 1 Leguminosae pro c 2 1 Lithospermum arvense pro c 15 2 Matricaria maritima pro c T 25 3 Matricaria sp. pro c 19 2 Medicago sp. pro c 21 3 Medicago/Trifolium sp. pro c 89 3 Papaver rhoeas pro c 8 1 Papaver sp. pro c 4 1 Plantago cf. lanceolata pro c 2 1 Plantago cf. major pro c 1 1 Plantago sp. pro c 7 1 Polygonum aviculare pro c 10 2 Polygonum lapathifolium pro c 1 1 Polygonum sp. pro c 1 1 Ranunculus sp. pro c 7 1 Rubus cf. fruticosus agg. pro c 1 1 Rumex sp. pro c 14 2 Sambucus nigra pro c 2 1 Silene sp. pro c 1 1 Solanum nigrum pro c 1 1 Stellaria graminea pro c 3 1 Stellaria media pro c 31 3 Stellaria/Cerastium sp. pro c 12 2 Triticum cf. aestivo-compactum pro c 1 1 Triticum cf. spelta glb c 62 3 Triticum cf. spelta pro c 283 4 Triticum dicoccon pro c 15 2 Triticum dicoccon/spelta pro c 6 1 Triticum sp. glb c 8 1 Triticum sp. pro c 233 4 Triticum sp. rch c 1 1 Triticum sp. spf c 5 1 Triticum spelta glb c 3 1 Triticum spelta pro c 19 2 Triticum spelta spk c 5 1 Umbelliferae pro c 2 1 Urtica dioica pro c 1 1 Vaccinium sp. pro c 1 1 Valerianella dentata pro c 14 2 Vicia cf. tetrasperma pro c 1 1 Vicia sp. pro c !1 123 4

Sample: 1419c

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
RO	com	pit & ditch fills	nr	Roman	?	?
Context integrity: ? Context preservation: bu Dating method: ? Dating validity: ? Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: -
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Atriplex sp. pro c 111 4 Avena sp. pro c 4 1 Cerastium/Stellaria sp. pro c 1 1 Cerealia pro c 31 3 cf. Hordeum sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Secale cereale pro c 1 1 cf. Triticum sp. spf c 1 1 Compositae pro c 1 1 Cyperaceae pro c 1 1 Galium sp. pro c 2 1 Gramineae pro c ! 1 1 Hordeum sp. pro c 19 2 Rumex sp. pro c 1 1 Sambucus nigra pro c 1 1 Silene sp. pro c 1 1 Triticum cf. aestivo-compactum pro c 4 1 Triticum cf. spelta pro c 14 2 Triticum sp. pro c 12 2

Sample: 1419d

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.ES	com	feature fills	nr	post roman	350	650
Context integrity: ? Context preservation: bu Dating method: C14 Dating validity: 2 Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: -
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Anthemis cotula pro c 3 1 Atriplex sp. pro c 4 1 Avena cf. fatua lmb c 1 1 Avena sp. pro c 184 4 Avena/Bromus sp. pro c 1 1 Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 2 1 Bromus sp. pro c 4 1 Cerealia clm c 3 1 Cerealia pro c 709 4 cf. Avena sp. pro c 7 1 cf. Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 2 1 cf. Bromus sp. pro c 2 1 cf. Carex sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Chenopodium sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Triticum sp. pro c 2 1 cf. Vicia sp. pro c 3 1 Chenopodiaceae pro c 3 1 Chenopodium cf. album pro c 1 1 Conium maculatum pro c 1 1 Cyperaceae pro c 1 1 Galium sp. pro c 34 3 Gramineae pro c ! 13 2 Hordeum sp. pro c 191 4 Hordeum vulgare pro c !1 602 4 Medicago/Trifolium sp. pro c 2 1 Pisum sativum pro c 2 1 Ranunculus sp. pro c 1 1 Rubus sp. pro c 1 1 Rumex sp. pro c 18 2 Sambucus nigra pro c 1 1 Stellaria graminea pro c 1 1 Triticum aestivo-compactum pro c 477 4 Triticum aestivo-compactum rch c 1 1 Triticum cf. aestivo-compactum pro c 191 4 Triticum sp. pro c 247 4 Triticum spelta type pro c 29 3 Umbelliferae pro c 1 1 Vicia sp. pro c ! 26 3

Sample: 1419e

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.ES	com	grain drier fills	nr	post Roman	300	625
Context integrity: 2 Context preservation: bu Dating method: C14 Dating validity: 3 Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: contexts associated with corn driers incl pitfills
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Aethusa cynapium pro c 1 1 Anthemis cotula pro c 194 4 Anthemis sp. pro c 1 1 Atriplex cf. patula pro c 3 1 Avena cf. fatua lmb c 10 2 Avena cf. sativa lmb c 8 1 Avena sativa lmb c 1 1 Avena sp. awn c 2908 5 Avena sp. lmb c 157 4 Avena sp. pro c 4533 5 Bilderdykia cf. convolvulus pro c 7 1 Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 133 4 Brassica/Sinapis sp. pro c 181 4 Bromus sp. pro c 54 3 Carex sp. pro c 28 3 Cerastium sp. pro c 1 1 Cerastium/Stellaria sp. pro c 3 1 Cerealia clm c 109 4 Cerealia pro c 3717 5 cf. Aethusa cynapium pro c 4 1 cf. Anthemis cotula pro c 16 2 cf. Arenaria serpyllifolia pro c 1 1 cf. Atriplex patula pro c 1 1 cf. Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 11 2 cf. Bromus sp. pro c 2 1 cf. Bupleurum sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Carex sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Cerastium sp. pro c 3 1 cf. Chenopodium sp. pro c 2 1 cf. Chrysanthemum sp. pro c 3 1 cf. Conium maculatum pro c 2 1 cf. Galeopsis tetrahit pro c 1 1 cf. Hyoscyamus niger pro c 1 1 cf. Juncus sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Lapsana communis pro c 1 1 cf. Papaver argemone pro c 1 1 cf. Picris sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Pisum sativum pro c 1 1 cf. Plantago sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Poa annua pro c 2 1 cf. Polygonum sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Primula officinalis pro c 1 1 cf. Prunella sp. pro c 3 1 cf. Prunella vulgaris pro c 1 1 cf. Rumex acetosella pro c 1 1 cf. Rumex sp. pro c 9 1 cf. Secale cereale pro c 3 1 cf. Senecio sp. pro c ! 1 1 cf. Silene noctiflora sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Sinapis arvensis pro c 7 1 cf. Solanum nigrum pro c 1 1 cf. Solanum sp. pro c 1 1 cf. Sonchus sp. pro c 2 1 cf. Urtica dioica pro c 1 1 cf. Valerianella dentata pro c 1 1 cf. Vicia sp. pro c 3 1 Chenopodiaceae pro c 161 4 Chenopodium album pro c 23 3 Chenopodium cf. album pro c 113 4 Chenopodium cf. murale pro c 2 1 Chenopodium glaucum/rubrum pro c 1 1 Chenopodium sp. pro c 29 3 Chrysanthemum segetum pro c 10 2 Chrysanthemum sp. pro c 7 1 Compositae pro c 11 2 Conium maculatum pro c 6 1 Cyperaceae pro c 8 1 Eleocharis sp. pro c 1 1 Fumaria sp. pro c 1 1 Galium sp. pro c 287 4 Gramineae pro c !1 494 4 Hordeum cf. vulgare rch c 51 3 Hordeum sp. pro c 826 4 Hordeum vulgare pro c !3 3274 5 Hordeum vulgare rch c 19 2 Hyoscyamus niger pro c 18 2 Juncus cf. gerardi pro c 1 1 Juncus sp. pro c 4 1 Labiatae pro c 4 1 Lapsana communis pro c 26 3 Leguminosae pro c 3 1 Malva cf. sylvestris pro c 3 1 Matricaria maritima pro c 19 2 Matricaria sp. pro c T 1 1 Medicago sp. pro c 2 1 Medicago/Trifolium sp. pro c 1 1 Papaver cf. argemone pro c 2 1 Papaver cf. rhoeas pro c 4 1 Papaver rhoeas pro c 6 1 Papaver sp. pro c 4 1 Picris echioides pro c 1 1 Pisum sativum pro c 4 1 Plantago cf. lanceolata pro c 4 1 Plantago lanceolata pro c 6 1 Plantago sp. pro c 38 3 Poa annua type pro c 1 1 Polygonaceae pro c 1 1 Polygonum aviculare pro c 24 3 Polygonum cf. aviculare pro c 1 1 Polygonum cf. lapathifolia pro c 3 1 Polygonum lapathifolium pro c 6 1 Polygonum lapathifolium/persicaria pro c 6 1 Polygonum persicaria pro c 3 1 Polygonum sp. pro c 5 1 Polygonum/Rumex sp. pro c 18 2 Potentilla sp. pro c 2 1 Ranunculus sp. pro c 9 1 Rosaceae tho c 10 2 Rumex acetosella pro c 1 1 Rumex sp. pro c 253 4 Silene sp. pro c 10 2 Sinapis arvensis pro c 4 1 Sonchus sp. pro c 1 1 Stellaria cf. graminea pro c 3 1 Stellaria media pro c 9 1 Taraxacum sp. pro c 1 1 Torilis sp. pro c !2 1 1 Triticum aestivo-compactum pro c 1629 5 Triticum aestivo-compactum rch c 205 4 Triticum aestivum type pro c 67 3 Triticum cf. aestivo-compactum pro c 1697 5 Triticum cf. aestivo-compactum rch c 1069 5 Triticum cf. spelta glb c 1 1 Triticum cf. spelta rch c 1 1 Triticum cf. spelta type pro c 20 3 Triticum sp. glb c 1 1 Triticum sp. pro c 768 4 Triticum sp. rch c 24 3 Triticum spelta spf c 1 1 Umbelliferae pro c 34 3 Urtica dioica pro c 20 3 Valerianella dentata pro c 2 1 Valerianella rimosa pro c 1 1 Vicia cf. sativa pro c 2 1 Vicia cf. tetrasperma pro c 8 1 Vicia sativa pro c 1 1 Vicia sp. pro c !1 813 4

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