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ABCD: 1445

Whitefriars St 79 Norwich


Site code:
1445


Site details:
Location: Whitefriars St 79, Norwich, 1983, Norfolk, England TG234091
Period: Saxon and medieval 10th-early 13th
Category: urban waterfront
Notes: Trial trench, shelving gravel beach, accumulated organics above
Topography: riverside lowland
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography
Murphy P. 1983. Plant macrofossils. 40-44 & fiche. In: Ayers B and Murphy P. 1983. A waterfront excavation at Whitefriars Street Car Park, Norwich 1979. East Anglian Archaeol. Report 17. 1-60 and fiche. England, Norfolk

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

Sample: 1445a
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.SE:MD.? Period I ( accumulation layers sand layer Saxon 830 990

Context integrity: 2
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: C14
Dating validity: 3
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: primary utilisation on natural deposits

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Aethusa cynapium pro w 1 1
Agrostemma githago pro w 1 1
Alismataceae pro w 2 1
Anthemis cotula pro w 54 4
Aphanes cf. microcarpa pro w 12 3
Apium graveolens pro w 2 1
Armeria/Limonium sp. cal w 1 1
Atriplex hastata/patula pro w 4 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro w 5 2
Carex sp. pro w P 32 3
cf. Anethum graveolens pro w 1 1
cf. Myriophyllum sp. pro w 1 1
cf. Onopordum acanthium pro w 1 1
Chara sp. oog w + 1
Chenopodiaceae pro w 5 2
Chenopodium album pro w 71 4
Compositae pro w 5 2
Corylus avellana pro w ++ 1
Eleocharis sp. pro w 15 3
Fragaria vesca pro w 2 1
Galeopsis speciosa/tetrahit pro w 3 1
Gramineae clm w + 1
Humulus lupulus pro w 4 1
Hyoscyamus niger pro w 19 3
Juncus sp. pro w P ++ 1
Labiatae pro w 5 2
Linum usitatissimum pro w 6 2
Mentha sp. pro w 1 1
Polygonaceae pro w 5 2
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 13 3
Polygonum lapathifolium pro w 1 1
Polygonum lapathifolium/persicaria pro w 2 1
Polygonum sp. pro w 4 1
Potamogeton cf. perfoliatus pro w 34 3
Potamogeton sp. pro w 1 1
Potentilla sp. pro w 12 3
Prunus domestica ssp. insititia pro w 2 1
Ranunculus cf. repens pro w 1 1
Ranunculus sceleratus pro w 1 1
Ranunculus sp. pro w 26 3
Ranunculus Subgenus Batrachium pro w 33 3
Reseda sp. pro w 1 1
Rubus cf. idaeus pro w 1 1
Rubus fruticosus agg. pro w 25 3
Rubus sp. pro w 1 1
Rumex acetosella agg. pro w 14 3
Rumex sp. pro w 28 3
Sambucus nigra pro w 68 4
Spergula arvensis pro w 1 1
Stellaria media pro w 13 3
Suaeda maritima pro w 1 1
Thlaspi arvense pro w 1 1
Triglochin maritima pro w 1 1
Triticum aestivum sl pro c 1 1
Umbelliferae pro w 15 3
Urtica dioica pro w 152 4
Urtica urens pro w 5 2
Zannichellia palustris pro w 37 3


Sample: 1445b
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.SE.AS Period II accumulation layers organic/humic/silty/ Saxon 975 1100

Context integrity: 2
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: pot
Dating validity: 3
Environmental interpretion: working waterfront
Archaeological interpretion: gravel beach with layers of brushwood & organic accumulation

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Rubus fruticosus agg. pro w 294 4
Rubus sp. pro w 1 1
Rumex acetosella agg. pro w 26 3
Rumex sp. pro w 29 3
Sambucus nigra pro w 15 3
Scirpus sp. pro w 4 1
Senecio sp. pro w 1 1
Silene cf. alba pro w 11 3
Solanum nigrum pro w 5 2
Sonchus asper pro w 2 1
Sonchus oleraceus pro w 3 1
Spergula arvensis pro w 1 1
Stellaria cf. graminea pro w 7 2
Stellaria media pro w 103 4
Stellaria sp. pro w 2 1
Thlaspi arvense pro w 2 1
Triglochin maritima pro w 3 1
Typha sp. pro w 6 2
Umbelliferae pro w 7 2
Urtica dioica pro w 456 4
Urtica urens pro w 591 5
Valerianella cf. dentata pro w 1 1
Vicia sp. pro c 1 1
Vitis vinifera pro w 1 1
Zannichellia palustris pro w 43 3
Achillea millefolium pro w 2 1
Agrostemma githago pro w 11 3
Alismataceae pro w 3 1
Anthemis cotula pro w 77 4
Aphanes arvensis agg. pro w 1 1
Aphanes cf. microcarpa pro w 3 1
Apium graveolens pro w 147 4
Atriplex hastata/patula pro w 27 3
Avena sp. pro c 1 1
Betula sp. pro w 1 1
Bidens cernua pro w 10 3
Bidens tripartita pro w 1 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro w 18 3
Brassica sp. pro w 5 2
Carex sp. pro w P 71 4
Caryophyllaceae pro w 11 3
Cerastium sp. pro w 4 1
cf. Agrostemma githago pro w 2 1
cf. Anagallis arvensis pro w 3 1
cf. Anethum graveolens pro w 3 1
cf. Anthriscus sylvestris pro w 2 1
cf. Geranium sp. pro w 25 3
cf. Hieracium sp. pro w 6 2
cf. Menyanthes trifoliata pro w 2 1
cf. Pastinaca sativa pro w 2 1
cf. Secale cereale pro w 1 1
cf. Sonchus arvensis pro w 1 1
Chenopodiaceae pro w 19 3
Chenopodium album pro w 108 4
Cirsium sp. pro w 3 1
Compositae pro w 7 2
Corylus avellana pro c + 1
Corylus avellana pro w ++ 1
Crataegus monogyna pro w 1 1
Cyperaceae pro w 1 1
Dianthus cf. armeria pro w 2 1
Eleocharis sp. pro w 60 4
Epilobium sp. pro w ! 6 2
Euphorbia helioscopia pro w 3 1
Filipendula ulmaria pro w 4 1
Fragaria vesca pro w 123 4
Galeopsis speciosa/tetrahit pro w 6 2
Galium sp. pro w 1 1
Gramineae clm w ++ 1
Gramineae pro c 2 1
Gramineae pro w 75 4
Hordeum sp. pro c 2 1
Humulus lupulus pro w 23 3
Hydrocotyle vulgaris pro w 1 1
Hyoscyamus niger pro w 2 1
Hypericum cf. tetrapterum pro w 1 1
Hypericum sp. pro w 1 1
Ilex aquifolium lvs w + 1
Ilex aquifolium pro w 5 2
Juglans regia pro w !1 + 1
Juncus sp. pro w P ++ 1
Labiatae pro w 14 3
Lapsana communis pro w 8 2
Linum usitatissimum pro w 3 1
Malus sylvestris pro w 1 1
Malva sylvestris pro w 1 1
Mentha sp. pro w 1 1
Menyanthes trifoliata pro w 1 1
Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma pro w 2 1
Papaver argemone pro w 3 1
Papaver somniferum pro w 58 4
Polygonaceae pro w 8 2
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 4 1
Polygonum hydropiper pro w !2 131 4
Polygonum lapathifolium pro w 1 1
Polygonum lapathifolium/persicaria pro w !2 35 3
Polygonum sp. pro w 13 3
Potamogeton cf. perfoliatus pro w 5 2
Potamogeton sp. pro w 1 1
Prunella vulgaris pro w 9 2
Prunus domestica ssp. domestica pro w 3 1
Prunus domestica ssp. insititia pro w 6 2
Prunus spinosa pro w 2 1
Ranunculus cf. flammula pro w 13 3
Ranunculus cf. repens pro w 2 1
Ranunculus sp. pro w 8 2
Raphanus raphanistrum sil w 1 1
Reseda lutea pro w 1 1
Reseda sp. pro w 1 1


Sample: 1445c
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.SE:MD.AS:EM Period III pit fill & layer black silty loam Saxon & medieval 1075 1200

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: pot
Dating validity: 2
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Anthemis cotula pro w 39 3
Arctium sp. pro w 1 1
Atriplex hastata/patula pro w 4 1
Avena sp. pro c 2 1
Avena sp. pro w 4 1
Calluna vulgaris sht w + 1
Carex sp. pro w P 28 3
Centaurea cyanus pro w 5 2
Cerastium sp. pro w 1 1
Cerealia pro c 3 1
cf. Fragaria vesca pro w 2 1
cf. Lapsana communis pro w 1 1
cf. Plantago major pro w 2 1
Chara sp. pro w + 1
Chenopodiaceae pro w 3 1
Chenopodium album pro w 20 3
Conium maculatum pro w 10 3
Corylus avellana pro c ++ 1
Cyperaceae pro w 2 1
Eleocharis sp. pro w 29 3
Epilobium sp. pro w ! 1 1
Euphorbia helioscopia pro w 1 1
Filipendula ulmaria pro w 2 1
Galeopsis speciosa/tetrahit pro w 1 1
Gramineae clm w ++ 1
Gramineae pro c 1 1
Gramineae pro w 78 4
Hordeum sp. pro c 14 3
Humulus lupulus pro w 1 1
Hyoscyamus niger pro w 1 1
Iris pseudacorus pro w 1 1
Juncus sp. pro w P ++ 1
Labiatae pro w 3 1
Oenanthe sp. pro w 1 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 10 3
Polygonum lapathifolium/persicaria pro w 3 1
Potentilla sp. pro w 1 1
Prunella vulgaris pro w 1 1
Ranunculus cf. flammula pro w 1 1
Ranunculus sp. pro w 3 1
Reseda sp. pro w 1 1
Rubus fruticosus agg. pro w 8 2
Rubus sp. pro c 1 1
Rumex acetosella agg. pro w 8 2
Rumex sp. pro w 1 1
Sambucus nigra pro w 56 4
Secale cereale pro c 1 1
Senecio sp. pro w 1 1
Solanum nigrum pro w 2 1
Sonchus arvensis pro w 2 1
Stellaria cf. graminea pro w 1 1
Stellaria holostea pro w 1 1
Stellaria media pro w 5 2
Teucrium cf. scordium pro w 1 1
Triglochin maritima pro w 1 1
Urtica dioica pro w 102 4
Urtica urens pro w 5 2
Vitis vinifera pro c 1 1


Sample: 1445d
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.SE:MD.MS:AS:EM Periods I- accumulation layers - Saxon & medieval 830 1200

Context integrity: 2
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: pot/C
Dating validity: 2
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: waterfront accumulation deposits

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Avena sativa pro w 1 1
Avena sp. pro w 1 1
Calendula officinalis pro w !1 1 1
Cannabis sativa pro w !2 1 1
Corylus avellana pro w 1 1
Crataegus monogyna pro w 1 1
Humulus lupulus pro w !1 1 1
Juglans regia pro w !1 1 1
Pastinaca sativa pro w !1 1 1
Prunus domestica sl pro w 1 1
Prunus sp. pro w ! 2 1
Prunus spinosa pro w 1 1
Rubus cf. idaeus pro w 1 1
Rubus fruticosus agg. pro w 1 1
Sambucus nigra pro w 1 1
Triticum aestivum sl pro w 1 1
Vicia faba var. minor pro w 1 1


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