ABCD: 1526

Norwich Castle Bailey 79 Norwich

Site code:

1526

Site details:

Location: Norwich Castle Bailey 79, Norwich, 1985, Norfolk, England TG231088
Period: Saxon-medieval
Category: Castle
Notes: Excavations within the bailey
Topography: lowland
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography

Murphy P and Macphail R. 1985. 7. The Environmental Evidence. 59-62 and 127. In: Ayers B. Excavations within the North-East Bailey of Norwich Castle, 1979. East Anglian Archaeol. 28. England, Norfolk

Processed by

PM - Murphy, Peter L: Centre for East Anglian Studies, UEA, Norwich

Sample: 1526a

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.?	1006	well fill (basal)	dark brown organic	late Saxon	1000	1075
Context integrity: 3 Context preservation: wl Dating method: C14 & Dating validity: 3 Environmental interpretion: plant material derived from several sources Archaeological interpretion: rectangular shaft cut through chalk
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Sonchus asper pro w 1 1 Spergula arvensis pro w 9 2 Typha sp. pro w 1 1 Umbelliferae pro w 1 1 Urtica dioica pro w 22 3 Valerianella dentata pro w 2 1 Xanthium strumarium pro w 1 1 Agrostemma githago pro w 3 1 Alnus glutinosa pro w 1 1 Anthemis cotula pro w 68 4 Atriplex sp. pro w 4 1 Avena sp. pro c 3 1 Bilderdykia convolvulus pro w 4 1 Brachythecium rutabulum pro w !Q p 1 Brachythecium velutinum twi w !Q p 1 Brassica sp. pro w 6 2 Calluna vulgaris lvs w Q p 1 Carex sp. pro w 1 1 Caryophyllaceae pro w 4 1 Centaurea cf. cyanus pro w 4 1 Cerastium/Stellaria sp. pro w 5 2 cf. Anagallis arvensis pro w 1 1 cf. Capsella bursa-pastoris pro w 1 1 cf. Cirsium sp. pro w 2 1 cf. Prunus sp. tho w 1 1 cf. Scirpus sp. pro w T 1 1 cf. Secale cereale rch w p 1 Chenopodium album pro w 8 2 Chenopodium cf. ficifolium pro w 3 1 Compositae pro w 3 1 Corylus avellana pro w Q p 1 Corylus sp. twi w Q p 1 Eleocharis sp. pro w 1 1 Fraxinus sp. wwd w Q p 1 Gramineae pro w 35 3 Hordeum secalinum pro w 1 1 indet. brk w Q p 1 indet. wwd w Q p 1 Juncus sp. pro w Q p 1 Lapsana communis pro w 5 2 Linum usitatissimum pro w 1 1 Lychnis cf. flos-cuculi pro w 1 1 Papaver argemone pro w 6 2 Papaver rhoeas pro w 1 1 Plantago major pro w 4 1 Poa annua pro w 7 2 Polygonaceae pro w 7 2 Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 8 2 Polygonum lapathifolium/persicaria pro w 3 1 Prunus sp. twi w Q p 1 Quercus sp. wwd w Q p 1 Ranunculus acris type pro w 1 1 Ranunculus sp. pro w 1 1 Raphanus raphanistrum pro w Q p 1 Reseda sp. pro w 1 1 Rubus sp. pro w 1 1 Rumex acetosella pro w 26 3 Rumex sp. pro w 3 1 Sambucus nigra pro w 13 3

Sample: 1526b

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE:MD:PM.AS:EM:HM	46 (1)	buried soil layer	nr	Norman post-conquest & medieva	1075	1600
Context integrity: 3 Context preservation: bu Dating method: arte Dating validity: 2 Environmental interpretion: material from mixed sources represent food & ruderals Archaeological interpretion: soil profile assoc with defensive ditch (85)
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Carex sp. pro c 1 1 Cerealia pro c 3 1 Chenopodium album pro c 30 3 Corylus avellana pro c 1 1 Galium aparine pro c 2 1 Hordeum sp. pro c 1 1 Sambucus nigra pro a 4 1 Vicia faba var. minor pro c 5 2

Sample: 1526c

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.AS	1114, 1115	post hole fills	nr	Saxo-Norman	1000	1075
Context integrity: 2 Context preservation: bu Dating method: ? Dating validity: 2 Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: -
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Castanea sp. cwd c Q p 1 Quercus sp. cwd c Q p 1

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