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ABCD: 1041

Shackerley Mound 81 Telford/Wolverhampton

Site code:
1041


Site details:
Location: Shackerley Mound 81, Telford/Wolverhampton, 1987, Shropshire, England SJ811064
Period: medieval
Category: moated site
Notes: some samples taken by S Colledge
Topography: lowland riverside
Condition: mx
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography
Greig J R A. 1987. Plant remains from the Shackerley mound. 29-32. In: Andrews D D. 1987. Shackerley Mound: a medieval moated site and its bridge. Trans. Shropshire Archaeol. Soc. 65. 12-32. England, Shropshire

Processed by
JRG - Greig, James R: Birmingham Univ, Dept Plant Sciences

LM - Moffett, Lisa: Birmingham Univ

Sample: 1041a
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.MD.HM:LM 2nd moat moat fill sandy silts medieval 1289 1500

Context integrity: 2
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: dendr
Dating validity: 3
Environmental interpretion: oddments that fell in & dumped brushwood & weeds
Archaeological interpretion: moat fill

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Agrostemma githago pro w 3 1
Alismataceae pro w 17 3
Alnus glutinosa pro w 89 4
Anthemis cotula pro w 42 3
Apium nodiflorum pro w 10 3
Arctium sp. pro w 1 1
Atriplex sp. pro w 6 2
Betula sp. pro w 14 3
Carex cf. divulsa pro w 2 1
Carex cf. elata pro w 1 1
Carex cf. flava group pro w N 7 2
Carex cf. nigra group pro w N 18 3
Carex cf. ovalis pro w 2 1
Carex disticha pro w 9 2
Carex flacca pro w 1 1
Carex sp. pro w 9 2
Centaurea cyanus pro w 2 1
Centaurea sp. pro w 1 1
Cerastium fontanum pro w T 4 1
Cerastium sp. pro w 1 1
cf. Agrostis sp. pro w 6 2
cf. Dactylis glomerata pro w 1 1
cf. Elymus sp. pro w T 1 1
cf. Holcus sp. pro w 4 1
cf. Poa annua pro w 2 1
cf. Poa pratensis pro c 2 1
cf. Rhinanthus sp. pro w 1 1
cf. Secale sp. pro w 1 1
cf. Senecio aquaticus pro w 2 1
cf. Viola sp. pro w 1 1
Chenopodium cf. album pro w 2 1
Chrysanthemum segetum pro w 68 4
Cirsium sp. pro w 1 1
Conium maculatum pro w 5 2
Crataegus monogyna pro w 1 1
Crataegus sp./Prunus spinosa tho w T 1 1
Dipsacus fullonum pro w 2 1
Eleocharis palustris/uniglumis pro w 4 1
Epilobium sp. pro w 2 1
Euphrasia/Odontites sp. pro w 3 1
Fraxinus excelsior abs w 1 1
Fumaria sp. pro w 1 1
Galeopsis speciosa/tetrahit pro w X 2 1
Gramineae pro w Q +++ 1
Hordeum sp. pro c 1 1
Hyoscyamus niger pro w 15 3
Ilex aquifolium lef w 2 1
Isolepis setacea pro w T 2 1
Juncus sp. pro w 2 1
Lapsana communis pro w 4 1
Lemna sp. pro w 146 4
Leontodon autumnalis pro w 6 2
Lychnis flos-cuculi pro w Q + 1
Lycopus europaeus pro w 3 1
Malva sp. pro w 3 1
Matricaria perforata pro c T 1 1
Matricaria perforata pro w T 1 1
Mentha arvensis/aquatica pro w 2 1
Moehringia trinervia pro w 1 1
Papaver argemone pro w 5 2
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 10 3
Polygonum hydropiper pro w 37 3
Polygonum lapathifolium pro w 3 1
Potentilla cf. erecta pro w T 2 1
Prunella vulgaris pro w 4 1
Prunus domestica ssp. insititia pro w T 1 1
Pteridium aquilinum pin w 1 1
Quercus sp. bds w 1 1
Ranunculus cf. acris pro w 1 1
Ranunculus flammula pro w 1 1
Ranunculus sardous pro w 2 1
Ranunculus sceleratus pro w 393 4
Ranunculus Section Ranunculus pro w T 10 3
Rosa/Rubus sp. tho w 3 1
Rubus fruticosus agg. pro w 18 3
Rumex acetosella pro w 32 3
Rumex conglomeratus pro w 12 3
Rumex crispus pro w 8 2
Rumex sanguineus pro w 4 1
Rumex sp. pro w 44 3
Sambucus nigra pro w 20 3
Scleranthus annuus pro w 2 1
Solanum dulcamara pro w 1 1
Solanum nigrum pro w 1 1
Sonchus asper pro w 5 2
Spergula arvensis pro w 1 1
Stachys sylvatica pro w 1 1
Stellaria alsine pro w 4 1
Stellaria media pro w 7 2
Torilis japonica pro w 3 1
Triticum sp. pro c 2 1
Umbelliferae pro w 1 1
Urtica dioica pro w 125 4
Urtica urens pro w 1 1
Valerianella dentata pro w 3 1


Sample: 1041b
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.MD.HM 1st moat moat fill sandy silt medieval 1246 1275

Context integrity: 2
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: dendr
Dating validity: 3
Environmental interpretion: oddments that fell in & dumped brushwood & weeds
Archaeological interpretion: moat fill

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Alnus glutinosa pro w 1 1
Aphanes arvensis agg. pro w 1 1
Apium nodiflorum pro w 1 1
Cerastium fontanum pro w T 7 2
cf. Glechoma hederacea pro w 2 1
Chenopodium cf. album pro w 1 1
Cirsium sp. pro w 9 2
Conium maculatum pro w 10 3
Eleocharis palustris/uniglumis pro w 149 4
Epilobium sp. pro w 1 1
Galeopsis speciosa/tetrahit pro w 1 1
Glyceria sp. pro w 17 3
Hyoscyamus niger pro w 8 2
Ilex aquifolium lef w 1 1
Isolepis setacea pro w T 1 1
Juncus sp. pro w 2 1
Linum usitatissimum cps w 1 1
Lycopus europaeus pro w 280 4
Mentha aquatica/arvensis pro w 24 3
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 1 1
Polygonum hydropiper pro w 324 4
Ranunculus sceleratus pro w 7 2
Ranunculus Section Ranunculus pro w 1 1
Rosa/Rubus sp. tho w 2 1
Rubus fruticosus agg. pro w 15 3
Rumex acetosella pro w 1 1
Rumex cf. longifolius pro w X 1 1
Rumex crispus pro w 4 1
Rumex sp. pro w 26 3
Sambucus nigra pro w 7 2
Secale sp. pro c 3 1
Sonchus asper pro w 24 3
Sonchus oleraceus pro w 1 1
Stellaria media pro w 4 1
Urtica dioica pro w 64 4


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