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ABCD: 1389

Hengistbury Head 70-85 nr Christchurch

Site code:
1389


Site details:
Location: Hengistbury Head 70-85, nr Christchurch, 1987, Dorset, England SZ181910
Period: Upper Palaeolithic to late Roman
Category: settlement
Notes: complex settlement with defensive earthworks & cemetery
Topography: coastal headland
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography
Nye S and Jones M. 1987. The carbonised plant remains. 323-8. In: Cunliffe B. Hengistbury Head, Dorset. Volume 1 Oxford University Committee for Archaeology, Monograph 13. England, Dorset

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MKJ - Jones, Martin K: Oxford Univ; Durham Univ; Cambridge Univ

SN - Nye, Sandra: freelance contract worker

Sample: 1389a
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PH.IA.EI.MI com - nr early to mid Iron Age ? ?

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: bu
Dating method: ?
Dating validity: ?
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Atriplex sp. pro c Q * 1
Avena sp. awn c Q * 1
Avena sp. pro c Q * 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c Q * 1
Brassica/Sinapis sp. pro c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris cap c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris fls c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris pro c Q * 1
Capsella bursa-pastoris pro c Q * 1
Carex sp. pro c Q * 1
Caryophyllaceae pro c Q * 1
Cerastium sp. pro c Q * 1
Cerealia pro c Q * 1
Chenopodiaceae pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium album pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium ficifolium pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium sp. pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium vulvaria pro c Q * 1
Compositae pro c Q * 1
Corylus avellana pro c Q * 1
Eleocharis palustris pro c Q * 1
Gramineae pro c Q * 1
Hordeum sp. pro c Q * 1
Hordeum sp. rch c Q! * 1
Juncus sp. pro c Q * 1
Luzula sp. pro c Q * 1
Plantago major pro c Q * 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro c Q * 1
Polygonum cf. persicaria pro c Q * 1
Polygonum sp. pro c Q * 1
Potentilla sp. pro c Q * 1
Raphanus raphanistrum pro c Q * 1
Rumex acetosella agg. pro c Q * 1
Rumex crispus pro c Q * 1
Rumex sp. pro c Q * 1
Spergula arvensis pro c Q * 1
Stellaria graminea pro c Q * 1
Stellaria media pro c Q * 1
Trifolium sp. pro c Q * 1
Triticum aestivo-compactum pro c Q * 1
Triticum dicoccon pro c Q * 1
Triticum sp. glb c Q * 1
Triticum sp. spf c Q * 1
Triticum spelta pro c Q * 1
Veronica serpyllifolia pro c Q * 1


Sample: 1389b
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PH.IA.LI com - nr late Iron Age ? ?

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: bu
Dating method: ?
Dating validity: ?
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Avena sp. awn c Q * 1
Avena sp. pro c Q * 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris cap c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris fls c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris lvs c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris pro c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris sht c Q * 1
Caltha palustris pro c Q * 1
Carex sp. pro c Q * 1
Caryophyllaceae pro c Q * 1
Cerealia pro c Q * 1
cf. Artemisia sp. pro c Q * 1
Chenopodiaceae pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium album pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium sp. pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium vulvaria pro c Q * 1
Compositae pro c Q * 1
Corylus avellana pro c Q * 1
Cruciferae pro c Q * 1
Eleocharis palustris pro c Q * 1
Galium sp. pro c Q * 1
Genista anglica pro c !Q * 1
Gramineae pro c Q * 1
Hordeum sp. pro c Q! * 1
Labiatae pro c Q * 1
Linum usitatissimum pro c Q * 1
Luzula sp. pro c Q * 1
Malvaceae pro c Q * 1
Pisum sativum pro c Q * 1
Plantago lanceolata pro c Q * 1
Plantago major pro c Q * 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro c Q * 1
Polygonum cf. persicaria pro c Q * 1
Polygonum lapathifolium pro c Q * 1
Polygonum sp. pro c Q * 1
Potentilla sp. pro c Q * 1
Raphanus raphanistrum pro c Q * 1
Rumex acetosella agg. pro c Q * 1
Rumex crispus pro c Q * 1
Sambucus nigra pro c Q * 1
Spergula arvensis pro c Q * 1
Stellaria media pro c Q * 1
Trifolium sp. pro c Q * 1
Triticum aestivo-compactum pro c Q * 1
Triticum dicoccon pro c Q * 1
Triticum sp. glb c Q * 1
Triticum sp. spf c Q * 1
Triticum spelta pro c Q * 1


Sample: 1389c
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PH.IA.LI com - nr late Iron Age ? ?

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: bu
Dating method: ?
Dating validity: ?
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Avena sp. awn c Q * 1
Avena sp. pro c Q * 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris cap c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris fls c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris lvs c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris pro c Q * 1
Carex sp. pro c Q * 1
Caryophyllaceae pro c Q * 1
Cerealia pro c Q * 1
cf. Artemisia sp. pro c Q * 1
cf. Cardamine sp. pro c Q * 1
cf. Scirpus maritimus pro c Q * 1
Chenopodiaceae pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium album pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium sp. pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium vulvaria pro c Q * 1
Compositae pro c Q * 1
Corylus avellana pro c Q * 1
Crataegus monogyna pro c Q * 1
Cruciferae pro c Q * 1
Cyperaceae pro c Q * 1
Eleocharis palustris pro c Q * 1
Galium sp. pro c Q * 1
Genista anglica pro c !Q * 1
Gramineae pro c Q * 1
Hordeum sp. pro c Q! * 1
Hordeum sp. rch c Q * 1
Lamium sp. pro c Q * 1
Luzula sp. pro c Q * 1
Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma pro c Q * 1
Myosotis sp. pro c Q * 1
Plantago lanceolata pro c Q * 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro c Q * 1
Polygonum cf. persicaria pro c Q * 1
Potentilla sp. pro c Q * 1
Raphanus raphanistrum pro c Q * 1
Rumex acetosella agg. pro c Q * 1
Rumex crispus pro c Q * 1
Rumex sp. pro c Q * 1
Sorbus aucuparia pro c Q * 1
Stellaria media pro c Q * 1
Trifolium sp. pro c Q * 1
Triticum aestivo-compactum pro c Q * 1
Triticum dicoccon pro c Q * 1
Triticum sp. glb c Q * 1
Triticum sp. spf c Q * 1
Triticum spelta pro c Q * 1
Ulex sp. pro c Q * 1
Umbelliferae pro c Q * 1
Valerianella dentata pro c Q * 1
Vicia faba pro c Q * 1
Viola sp. pro c Q * 1


Sample: 1389d
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PH:RO.IA:RN.LI:ER com - nr late Iron Age/Roman & Roman ? ?

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: bu
Dating method: ?
Dating validity: ?
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Avena sp. awn c Q * 1
Avena sp. pro c Q * 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris fls c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris lvs c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris pro c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris sht c Q * 1
Caltha palustris pro c Q * 1
Carex sp. pro c Q * 1
Caryophyllaceae pro c Q * 1
Cerealia pro c Q * 1
cf. Artemisia sp. pro c Q * 1
Chenopodiaceae pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium album pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium sp. pro c Q * 1
Compositae pro c Q * 1
Corylus avellana pro c Q * 1
Eleocharis palustris pro c Q * 1
Eriophorum sp. pro c Q * 1
Galium sp. pro c Q * 1
Gramineae pro c Q * 1
Hordeum sp. pro c Q! * 1
Hyoscyamus niger pro c !Q * 1
Linum catharticum pro c !Q * 1
Luzula sp. pro c Q * 1
Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma pro c Q * 1
Plantago lanceolata pro c Q * 1
Polygonum lapathifolium pro c Q * 1
Polygonum sp. pro c Q * 1
Potentilla sp. pro c Q * 1
Ranunculus flammula pro c Q * 1
Rumex acetosella agg. pro c Q * 1
Spergula arvensis pro c Q * 1
Stellaria media pro c Q * 1
Trifolium sp. pro c Q * 1
Triticum aestivo-compactum pro c Q * 1
Triticum dicoccon pro c Q * 1
Triticum sp. glb c Q * 1
Triticum sp. spf c Q * 1
Triticum spelta pro c Q * 1
Ulex sp. pro c Q * 1
Umbelliferae pro c Q * 1
Valerianella dentata pro c Q * 1
Viola sp. pro c Q * 1


Sample: 1389e
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
ND com - nr undated ? ?

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: bu
Dating method: ?
Dating validity: 0
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Anthemis arvensis pro c Q * 1
Atriplex sp. pro c Q * 1
Avena sp. awn c Q * 1
Avena sp. pro c Q * 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c Q * 1
Brassica/Sinapis sp. pro c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris fls c Q * 1
Calluna vulgaris pro c Q * 1
Carex sp. pro c Q * 1
Caryophyllaceae pro c Q * 1
Cerealia pro c Q * 1
cf. Artemisia sp. pro c Q * 1
Chenopodiaceae pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium album pro c Q * 1
Chenopodium sp. pro c Q * 1
Cirsium sp. pro c Q * 1
Compositae pro c Q * 1
Corylus avellana pro c Q * 1
Cruciferae pro c Q * 1
Cyperaceae pro c Q * 1
Eleocharis palustris pro c Q * 1
Gramineae pro c Q * 1
Hordeum sp. pro c Q! * 1
Hordeum sp. rch c Q * 1
Leguminosae pro c Q * 1
Luzula sp. pro c Q * 1
Matricaria maritima pro c QT * 1
Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma pro c Q * 1
Plantago lanceolata pro c Q * 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro c Q * 1
Polygonum cf. persicaria pro c Q * 1
Polygonum lapathifolium pro c Q * 1
Potentilla sp. pro c Q * 1
Rumex acetosella agg. pro c Q * 1
Rumex crispus pro c Q * 1
Sorbus aucuparia pro c Q * 1
Spergula arvensis pro c Q * 1
Stellaria alsine pro c Q * 1
Stellaria media pro c Q * 1
Trifolium sp. pro c Q * 1
Triticum aestivo-compactum pro c Q * 1
Triticum dicoccon pro c Q * 1
Triticum sp. glb c Q * 1
Triticum sp. spf c Q * 1
Triticum spelta pro c Q * 1
Ulex sp. pro c Q * 1
Umbelliferae pro c Q * 1
Valerianella dentata pro c Q * 1
Viola sp. pro c Q * 1


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