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ABCD: 1526

Norwich Castle Bailey 79 Norwich


Site code:
1526


Site details:
Location: Norwich Castle Bailey 79, Norwich, 1985, Norfolk, England TG231088
Period: Saxon-medieval
Category: Castle
Notes: Excavations within the bailey
Topography: lowland
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography
Murphy P and Macphail R. 1985. 7. The Environmental Evidence. 59-62 and 127. In: Ayers B. Excavations within the North-East Bailey of Norwich Castle, 1979. East Anglian Archaeol. 28. England, Norfolk

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

Sample: 1526a
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.SE.? 1006 well fill (basal) dark brown organic late Saxon 1000 1075

Context integrity: 3
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: C14 &
Dating validity: 3
Environmental interpretion: plant material derived from several sources
Archaeological interpretion: rectangular shaft cut through chalk

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Sonchus asper pro w 1 1
Spergula arvensis pro w 9 2
Typha sp. pro w 1 1
Umbelliferae pro w 1 1
Urtica dioica pro w 22 3
Valerianella dentata pro w 2 1
Xanthium strumarium pro w 1 1
Agrostemma githago pro w 3 1
Alnus glutinosa pro w 1 1
Anthemis cotula pro w 68 4
Atriplex sp. pro w 4 1
Avena sp. pro c 3 1
Bilderdykia convolvulus pro w 4 1
Brachythecium rutabulum pro w !Q p 1
Brachythecium velutinum twi w !Q p 1
Brassica sp. pro w 6 2
Calluna vulgaris lvs w Q p 1
Carex sp. pro w 1 1
Caryophyllaceae pro w 4 1
Centaurea cf. cyanus pro w 4 1
Cerastium/Stellaria sp. pro w 5 2
cf. Anagallis arvensis pro w 1 1
cf. Capsella bursa-pastoris pro w 1 1
cf. Cirsium sp. pro w 2 1
cf. Prunus sp. tho w 1 1
cf. Scirpus sp. pro w T 1 1
cf. Secale cereale rch w p 1
Chenopodium album pro w 8 2
Chenopodium cf. ficifolium pro w 3 1
Compositae pro w 3 1
Corylus avellana pro w Q p 1
Corylus sp. twi w Q p 1
Eleocharis sp. pro w 1 1
Fraxinus sp. wwd w Q p 1
Gramineae pro w 35 3
Hordeum secalinum pro w 1 1
indet. brk w Q p 1
indet. wwd w Q p 1
Juncus sp. pro w Q p 1
Lapsana communis pro w 5 2
Linum usitatissimum pro w 1 1
Lychnis cf. flos-cuculi pro w 1 1
Papaver argemone pro w 6 2
Papaver rhoeas pro w 1 1
Plantago major pro w 4 1
Poa annua pro w 7 2
Polygonaceae pro w 7 2
Polygonum aviculare agg. pro w 8 2
Polygonum lapathifolium/persicaria pro w 3 1
Prunus sp. twi w Q p 1
Quercus sp. wwd w Q p 1
Ranunculus acris type pro w 1 1
Ranunculus sp. pro w 1 1
Raphanus raphanistrum pro w Q p 1
Reseda sp. pro w 1 1
Rubus sp. pro w 1 1
Rumex acetosella pro w 26 3
Rumex sp. pro w 3 1
Sambucus nigra pro w 13 3


Sample: 1526b
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.SE:MD:PM.AS:EM:HM 46 (1) buried soil layer nr Norman post-conquest & medieva 1075 1600

Context integrity: 3
Context preservation: bu
Dating method: arte
Dating validity: 2
Environmental interpretion: material from mixed sources represent food & ruderals
Archaeological interpretion: soil profile assoc with defensive ditch (85)

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Carex sp. pro c 1 1
Cerealia pro c 3 1
Chenopodium album pro c 30 3
Corylus avellana pro c 1 1
Galium aparine pro c 2 1
Hordeum sp. pro c 1 1
Sambucus nigra pro a 4 1
Vicia faba var. minor pro c 5 2


Sample: 1526c
Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
PR.SE.AS 1114, 1115 post hole fills nr Saxo-Norman 1000 1075

Context integrity: 2
Context preservation: bu
Dating method: ?
Dating validity: 2
Environmental interpretion: -
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:
Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance
Castanea sp. cwd c Q p 1
Quercus sp. cwd c Q p 1


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