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ABCD: 1506

Frost Hill 77-9 Eastbourne


Site code:
1506


Site details:
Location: Frost Hill 77-9, Eastbourne, 1982, Sussex (E & W), England TV5796
Period: Romano-British
Category: farming settlement
Notes: from various pit & ditch features (I can't work out which)
Topography: chalk down
Condition: dry
Report type: individual identifications

Bibliography
Arthur J R B and Hinton P. 1982. Seeds. 22. In: Drewett P L. The archaeology of Bullock Down, Eastbourne: the development of a landscape. Sussex Archaeol. Coll. Monograph 1. 22-4. Sussex Archaeol. Soc. Lewes. England, Sussex (E & W)

Processed by
JRA - Arthur, J R B:

PH - Hinton, Pat: Sherborne, Dorset

Sample: 1506a
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
RO.RB.? C F6 ?oven lining nr Romano-British ? ?

Context integrity: 3
Context preservation: bu
Dating method: ?
Dating validity: ?
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Agrostis sp. pro c p 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro c p 1
Triticum sp. awn c p 1
Triticum sp. clm c p 1
Triticum sp. clm i p 1
Triticum sp. glm c p 1
Triticum sp. glm i p 1
Triticum spelta glm c p 1
Triticum spelta glm i p 1


Sample: 1506b
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
RO.RB.? A nr nr ?Romano-British ? ?

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: mn
Dating method: nr
Dating validity: 1
Environmental interpretion: some mineralised grains suggest modern contamination?
Archaeological interpretion: sample/context info not clear!

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Atriplex patula pro m 57 3
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro m 13 2
Chenopodium album pro m 5 1
Hordeum vulgare pro c ! 8 1
Matricaria perforata pro m 1 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro m 42 3
Scandix pecten-veneris pro m 1 1
Stellaria media pro m 4 1
Triticum spelta pro c 5 1
Veronica hederifolia pro c 1 1


Sample: 1506c
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
RO.RB.? CF pit fills & corn drying o nr ?Romano-British ? ?

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: bu
Dating method: nr
Dating validity: 1
Environmental interpretion: sample F6 L3 suggests crop processing
Archaeological interpretion: some pit fills and ?threshing floor

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Atriplex patula pro c 4 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro c 4 1
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus/secalinus pro c 3 1
Chenopodium album pro c 3 1
Galium aparine pro c 1 1
Hordeum vulgare pro c Q! *** 1
Hordeum vulgare rai c Q3 p 1
Lithospermum arvense pro c 2 1
Pisum sativum pro c 1 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro c 1 1
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro m 2 1
Rumex crispus pro c 3 1
Rumex obtusifolius pro c 1 1
Sambucus nigra pro m 1 1
Secale cereale pro c 1 1
Silene alba pro c 1 1
Triticum spelta glm c Q3 p 1
Triticum spelta pro c Q2 * 1


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