ABCD: 1054

Saddler St 74 Durham City

Site code:

1054

Site details:

Location: Saddler St 74, Durham City, 1979, Durham, England NZ274423
Period: 10th-early 13th c
Category: urban tenements
Notes: 9 C14 dates in total from site, 3 from plant samples
Topography: river side
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography

Donaldson A. 1979. Plant life and plant use. 55-60. In: Carver M. Three Saxo-Norman tenements in Durham City. Medieval Archaeol. 23. 1-80. England, Durham

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AMD - Donaldson, A M: Durham Univ

Sample: 1054a

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.AS	1726/1589/	middens/drain fill	nr	Saxo-Norman	771	1203
Context integrity: 2 Context preservation: wl Dating method: C14 Dating validity: 3 Environmental interpretion: heterogeneous rubbish assemblage/plants growing nearby Archaeological interpretion: storm drain and midden deposits
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Achillea millefolium pro w 1 1 Aethusa cynapium pro w 1 1 Agrostemma githago pro w 50 4 Anthemis cotula pro w 18 3 Atriplex hastata/patula pro w 33 3 Avena sp. pro c 1 1 Barbula fallax sht w + 1 Brassica rapa pro w 15 3 Calliergon cuspidatum sht w T + 1 Caltha palustris pro w 2 1 Carex paniculata pro w 6 2 Carex sp. pro w P 8 2 Centaurea nigra pro w 1 1 Chenopodium album pro w 105 4 Corylus avellana pro w 1 1 Cruciferae pro w 6 2 Daucus carota pro w 1 1 Eleocharis palustris pro w 4 1 Eurhynchium praelongum sht w + 1 Galeopsis speciosa/tetrahit pro w 3 1 Gramineae pro w 26 3 Hypnum cupressiforme sht w + 1 Lapsana communis pro w 28 3 Linum usitatissimum pro w 13 3 Luzula campestris pro w 1 1 Mnium hornum sht w + 1 Pedicularis palustris pro w 8 2 Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 36 3 Polygonum hydropiper pro w 90 4 Polygonum lapathifolium pro w 15 3 Polygonum persicaria pro w 6 2 Potentilla erecta pro w 4 1 Potentilla palustris pro w 2 1 Prunella vulgaris pro w 5 2 Pteridium aquilinum pin w + 1 Ranunculus sardous pro w 2 1 Ranunculus sceleratus pro w 10 3 Ranunculus Section Ranunculus pro w 6 2 Raphanus raphanistrum pro w 3 1 Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus sht w + 1 Rubus fruticosus agg. pro w 2 1 Rumex acetosella pro w 2 1 Rumex crispus pro w 27 3 Sambucus nigra pro w 1 1 Sonchus arvensis pro w 1 1 Sonchus asper pro w 3 1 Spergula arvensis pro w 1 1 Sphagnum palustre sht w + 1 Stellaria alsine pro w 3 1 Stellaria media pro w 7 2 Thlaspi arvense pro w 1 1 Triticum aestivum pro c 1 1 Urtica dioica pro w 41 3

Sample: 1054b

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
PR.SE.AS	1576/1575/	pit fill & midden	nr	Saxo-Norman	593	1178
Context integrity: 2 Context preservation: wl Dating method: C14 Dating validity: 3 Environmental interpretion: rubbish etc Archaeological interpretion: cess pit and midden
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Agrostemma githago pro w 36 3 Anthemis cotula pro w 4 1 Atriplex hastata/patula pro w 127 4 Avena sp. pro c 3 1 Barbula fallax sht w + 1 Brachythecium sp. sht w + 1 Brassica rapa pro w 17 3 Calliergon cuspidatum sht w T + 1 Calliergon stramineum sht w T + 1 Calluna vulgaris sht w + 1 Carex paniculata pro w 4 1 Carex sp. pro w P 4 1 Centaurea nigra pro w 1 1 Chenopodium album pro w 102 4 Chrysanthemum segetum pro w 1 1 Corylus avellana pro w 2 1 Daucus carota pro w 1 1 Dicranum scoparium sht w + 1 Dicranum sp. sht w + 1 Eleocharis palustris pro w 2 1 Eurhynchium praelongum sht w + 1 Filipendula ulmaria pro w 5 2 Galeopsis speciosa/tetrahit pro w 3 1 Gramineae pro w 9 2 Homalothecium sp. sht w T + 1 Hylocomium splendens sht w + 1 Hypnum cupressiforme sht w + 1 Juncus acutiflorus/articulatus pro w + 1 Juncus bufonius pro w + 1 Juncus conglomeratus/effusus pro w + 1 Lapsana communis pro w 20 3 Linum usitatissimum pro w 7 2 Luzula campestris pro w 3 1 Malus sylvestris pro w 3 1 Papaver somniferum pro w 1 1 Polygonum aviculare pro w 8 2 Polygonum hydropiper pro w 4 1 Polygonum lapathifolium pro w 6 2 Polygonum persicaria pro w 2 1 Potentilla erecta pro w 2 1 Potentilla palustris pro w 7 2 Prunella vulgaris pro w 8 2 Prunus domestica sl pro w N 2 1 Prunus spinosa pro w + 1 Pteridium aquilinum pin w ! + 1 Ranunculus sardous pro w 1 1 Ranunculus sceleratus pro w 106 4 Ranunculus Section Ranunculus pro w 1 1 Raphanus raphanistrum pro w 1 1 Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus sht w + 1 Rubus fruticosus agg. pro w 158 4 Rubus idaeus pro w 2 1 Rumex acetosella pro w 18 3 Rumex crispus pro w 14 3 Sambucus nigra pro w 1 1 Sonchus asper pro w 3 1 Sorbus aucuparia pro w 1 1 Spergula arvensis pro w 1 1 Sphagnum palustre sht w + 1 Stellaria media pro w 4 1 Thlaspi arvense pro w 5 2 Triticum aestivum pro c 1 1 Urtica dioica pro w 156 4 Urtica urens pro w 2 1

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